Gaza and West Bank Response Log | February 2026

Update on program totals for Sat. February 21 through Thu. February 26

Gaza

Hot Meals | We distributed 300 large pots (rice with meat/chicken/soup) in Khan Younis and the Middle Area, serving approximately 7,500 displaced individuals daily, six days per week reaching approximately 45,000 persons. We also distributed 16,870 hot meals in Khan Younis and Gaza under our Integrated Community Shelter Project.

Vegetable Baskets | We distributed 540 parcels, each weighing 32 pounds (14 to 15 kilograms), across Gaza, supporting families for approximately 10 days. We also distributed 1,847 fresh produce parcels to households in Khan Younis and Gaza City, through our Integrated Community Shelters Project.

Other food aid | With support from the World Food Programme, we distributed 4,569 ready-to-eat meals and 4,569 sacks of wheat flour to 4,569 households in Mawasi Al-Qararah and Deir Al Balah, along with 1,145 boxes of high energy biscuits.

Medical Care | Our clinics have provided treatment and medical care to 5,300 patients across six locations. Our three primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis, Deir Al Balah, and Nuseirat provided a range of specialized health services, and our three mother and child health clinics in Gaza, Khan Younis, and Zawayda, provided maternal, pediatric, mental health and psychosocial support, and nutrition services.

Education and pyschosocial support | Through our Eye to the Future project, we continue to provide daily educational and psychosocial support programs for 480 children (ages 9 to 15) in Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, and Gaza City. With the Palestinian Early Childhood Education Program, we provided remedial classes for children in Deir Al Balah, Nuseirat, and Al Maghazi and distributed 1,050 hot meals weekly to students and teachers. With the Unlimited Friends Association, we held remedial classes and recreational activities for 1,058 children (ages 4 to 8) at five preschools in central Gaza. We also provided a new educational tent at one location. We also supplied furniture to a temporary learning space in Khan Younis through our Integrated Community Shelters Project. And under the same program we have begun classes for 320 students at a shelter in Khan Younis. With local partner, NAFS, we held recreational sessions for 300 children, group counseling for 57 girls, and positive parenting sessions for 58 parents at three shelters. We also held psychological first aid sessions for 32 teachers and provided family-sized hot meals to participants.

WASH | We distributed 71,327 gallons (270 cubic meters) of potable water to shelters in Khan Younis and Gaza and conducted 13 hygiene promotion sessions for 260 participants through our Integrated Community Shelters Project. We have installed four out of five planned steel water tanks for displaced communities to improve regular access to potable water. Our solid waste management program collected 47 tons of solid waste from seven camps and also conducted sanitation work and backfilled 11 absorption pits at the camps.

Other Relief Aid | We distributed 4,464 packs of diapers for 1,116 children.

Shelter | We provided tents to 46 households through our Integrated Community Shelters Project.

West Bank

Education and psychosocial support | In the Jalazone Refugee Camp, construction of our new kindergarten is nearing completion; aluminum windows and tiling are now finished. We’re providing psychosocial support to children, teachers, and families across 10 kindergartens. To date, 25 kindergartens have participated in a 10-day course, with 23 teachers completing day eight before Ramadan. This initiative benefits 490 children. In partnership with the Middle East Children’s Institute, we’re providing psychosocial support and remedial education to 600 displaced children. After-school activities are active in six schools across Tubas, Jenin, and Tulkarem. This week, we delivered 12 sessions. We distributed 1,119 preschool bags (our Hayya Naqra packs of educational supplies) to Anera-supported kindergartens in the West Bank. These packs were originally intended for Gaza but we rerouted them due to the extreme difficulties in getting educational supplies into the territory.

Community development and emergency aid | Our work on installing 100 rooftop family greenhouses is ongoing. This week, we served 7,650 iftar meals to displaced and vulnerable families in Jenin, Tulkarem, the Jordan Valley, and Yatta. We also hosted an iftar for 62 medical patients from Gaza who have been stuck in Ramallah since 2023.

Economic empowerment | Through Anera Ventures, we have disbursed eight loans to small entrepreneurs in the West Bank. Our WeCan program is also providing support to dozens of current or prospective small businesspeople.

Healthcare | With our local partner Al Jaleel, we’re deploying a mobile clinic with physiotherapy and auditory units, assistive devices, and prostheses materials. With the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s mobile teams, we provided health services to 1,290 patients across 13 southern West Bank communities in Hebron. In partnership with the Makers Project, we provided customized prostheses to 142 persons with disabilities.

Update on program totals for Sat. February 14 through Thu. February 19

Food Distribution & Security

Food assistance continues in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, where 300 pots of hot meals (rice with meat, lentils, and vegetables) are feeding about 7,500 people each day, six days a week. Across Gaza, our teams also distributed 630 vegetable baskets, weighing about 33 pounds each (15 kilos), giving families roughly 10 days of food support.

Distributions in Mawasi Al Qararah reached 2,798 families with ready-to-eat rations and bags of flour. Additionally, 1,020 vegetable parcels and 3,809 food parcels went out to displaced families across northern and southern Gaza. Through our WeCan project, women made 4,706 pastry meals for hospitals and schools, plus another 1,015 meals for displaced families.

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Education & Child Support

Education and psychosocial programming remains active in multiple locations. Our Eye to the Future (E2F) initiative is serving 480 children daily at centers in Gaza City and Deir Al Balah, combining lessons, meals and emotional support. Teacher coaching recently focused on trauma-informed care. This program also reaches some 746 children across Deir Al Balah with 1,050 hot meals weekly. The education team recently distributed joy kits with fun snacks to another 400 children participating in E2F activities.

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Healthcare

Anera-supported clinics treated 4,851 patients during the reporting period, including 2,899 at primary care clinics and 1,952 at maternal and child health sites. Meanwhile, three mobile clinics in the north continue operating, ensuring access for communities cut off from fixed facilities.

Psychosocial support and nutrition activities across 12 shelters reached 300 children, 56 adolescent girls, 38 parents, and 10 teachers with counseling, psychological first aid, and meals.

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Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Sanitation crews of 56 workers cleared 37 tons of waste from seven displacement camps, while also carrying out sterilization campaigns and safely backfilling four hazardous sewage pits. Water trucking delivered 68,949 gallons (261,000 liters) of potable water to communities in Khan Younis and Gaza City. Infrastructure work is progressing, with one of five community steel water tanks completed and another nearly finished in Rafah.

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Livelihoods & Agriculture

Agricultural recovery efforts are underway, with our agronomists supporting 80 participating farmers by monitoring their progress and reviewing crop records and pesticide use. Business training under the WeCan project is now in progress for participant groups in north and south Gaza, and procurement for tools will begin next week.

Health

At our primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah we saw 610 patients today.

At our mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis, we saw 408 patients, including pregnant and nursing women, women seeking gynecology counseling, and children. Our clinics diagnosed 28 women as malnourished; 11 children with moderate acute malnutrition and 25 kids as at-risk. We distributed 4,609 units of nutritional supplements today, and provided mental health and psychosocial support to 82 patients and breastfeeding counseling to 122 women.

Food Security

We also prepared and served hot meals of rice and meat today, serving about  7,500 people in total at informal camps of displaced persons across the central area and Khan Younis.

And we distributed vegetable parcels to 90 families at a displacement camp in Khan Younis. Each basket weighs 30 pounds (13.5 kilograms) — sufficient to support a typical family for 10 days.

Health

Primary health care centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah served 719 patients. 320 patients were treated at Khan Younis Primary Health Care and 399 patients at Deir Al Balah Primary Health Care.

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Food Security

As part of the emergency response, 90 vegetable baskets were distributed to IDPs in a camp in Khan Younis. Each basket weighed 30 pounds (13.5 kilograms) and was sufficient to support one family for 10 days.

Additionally, 25 pots of peas were distributed to IDPs in the Middle Area camps and 25 pots of vegetable soup were distributed to IDPs in Khan Younis, serving 7,500 people in total.

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Nutrition and MHPSS – Mother and Child Clinics

Mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis served 457 beneficiaries, including 54 pregnant women, 147 lactating women, 30 women who received gynecology counseling, and 226 children.

Key results:

• Pregnant and lactating women screened: 201, including 18 identified as malnourished
• Children screened: 171, including 10 MAM cases and 27 children identified as at risk
• Nutritional supplements distributed: 4,689 units
• Beneficiaries who received MHPSS support: 62
• Beneficiaries who received breastfeeding counseling: 114

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Education – Eye to the Future (E2F)

The Eye to the Future program continued across Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, and Gaza City, with each partner managing four temporary learning spaces. The program served 480 children aged 9–15 daily, providing education in Arabic, English, mathematics, and science, alongside individual and group psychosocial support sessions.

A recreational day was implemented at the Palestinian Save the Children Foundation, and joy kits were distributed to all enrolled children. Preparations continued for beneficiary data verification, as Anera was selected alongside two other organizations to support verification for the World Food Programme.

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Education – Temporary Learning Spaces (READ Foundation)

Temporary learning spaces in Deir Al Balah, Al Nusirat, and Al Maghazi continued delivering remedial classes in Arabic, English, science, and mathematics.

• Deir Al Balah: 124 preschool children and 122 children in grades 1–3
• Al Nusirat: 125 preschool children and 125 children in grades 1–3
• Al Maghazi: 125 preschool children and 125 children in grades 1–3

A total of 1,050 hot meals per week were distributed over four days, including 1,000 meals for children and 50 for teachers. During Ramadan, meals were taken home for later consumption.

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Education – TLSs with Unlimited Friends Association

Across five preschools in Middle Gaza, 1,058 children aged 4–8 participated in remedial activities and recreational days.

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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Through a psychosocial support project with NAFS for Empowerment, three shelters in Gaza, Middle Gaza, and South Gaza were targeted. Activities included:

• 285 children participating in recreational activities
• 58 adolescent girls attending group counseling sessions
• 58 parents attending positive parenting sessions
• 30 teachers attending psychological first aid sessions

Due to Ramadan, light meals or family-size hot meals were provided to participants.

From February 15 to February 21, Anera-supported community kitchens cooked and distributed 50 pots of hot meals daily, including rice, lentils, peas and pasta, to families in Khan Younis and the Middle Area camps surrounding the kitchen locations. Each pot served approximately 150 people, providing an estimated 7,500 meals per day during this period.

Over the same timeframe, 90 vegetable baskets were distributed daily to internally displaced persons living in camps in Khan Younis. Each basket weighs 31-33 pounds (14 to 15 kilograms), supplying fresh produce to families facing severe food shortages. This activity was funded through Anera’s emergency response.

Fridays are a day off for our team in Gaza.

Anera-supported primary healthcare services in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah reached 612 patients. Khan Younis Primary Health Care served 254 patients while Deir Al Balah Primary Health Care served 358 patients, providing essential care amid ongoing shortages.

Mother and child clinics in Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Zawaida and Khan Younis served 389 beneficiaries, including 48 pregnant women, 144 lactating women, 13 women who received gynecology counseling and 184 children. Nutrition screenings identified 20 malnourished pregnant and lactating women out of 192 screened and 3 cases of moderate acute malnutrition among 145 children screened, along with 24 at-risk cases. A total of 4,728 nutritional supplements were distributed. Clinics also provided 50 beneficiaries with mental health and psychosocial support and 114 beneficiaries with breastfeeding counseling.

In partnership with World Food Programme, Anera distributed food assistance in Mawasi Qarara, delivering 509 food parcels, 509 wheat flour bags and 127 high-energy biscuits to 509 households. In Deir Al Balah, 79 food parcels, 79 wheat flour bags and 20 high-energy biscuits were distributed, reaching 79 households.

The total number of beneficiaries at Khan Younis Primary Health Care and Deir Al Balah Primary Health Care is 341 patients.
Khan Younis Primary Health Care 205
Deir Al Balah Primary Health Care 136

Mother & Child Clinics
The clinic served 345 beneficiaries, including 41 pregnant women, 114 lactating women, 21 women who received gynecology counseling, and 169 children.

Key Results:
PLW screened: 155, of whom 12 were malnourished
Children screened: 135, including 2 MAM cases and 20 at risk
Nutritional supplements distributed: 3,837
Beneficiaries who received MHPSS support: 53
Beneficiaries who received breastfeeding counseling: 75

Total number of beneficiaries (Khan Younis Primary Health Care & Deir El Balah Primary Health Care): 443 patients
Khan Younis Primary Health Care: 315
Deir El Balah Primary Health Care: 128

Mother & Child Clinics
The clinic served 402 beneficiaries, including 56 pregnant women, 135 lactating women, 29 women who received gynecology counseling, and 182 children.

Key Results:
PLW screened: 191, of whom 24 were malnourished
Children screened: 138, including 3 SAM cases, 11 MAM cases, and 25 at risk
Nutritional supplements distributed: 4,556
Beneficiaries who received MHPSS support: 52
Beneficiaries who received breastfeeding counseling: 86

Primary Health Care, Al Nuseirat Clinic—Three-Day Update (15, 16 & 17)
Over the above-mentioned three days, the clinic provided treatment to a total of 119 patients.

Distributed by department as follows:
Wound Management: 15 patients
General Surgery and Emergency: 42 patients
Dermatology: 10 patients
Physiotherapy: 9 patients
Pediatrics: 7 patients
Gynecology & Obstetrics: 1 patient
Internal Medicine: 35 patients

Our primary healthcare centers in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis saw a total of 672 patients today. And our mother and child clinic served 407 people, including many pregnant and nursing women and 198 children.

Our nutritional screenings of children and pregnant and lactating patients identified 20 women as malnourished, two children with severe acute malnutrition, eight with moderate acute malnutrition and 32 kids as at risk of malnutrition. We distributed 4,436 nutritional supplements to support patients facing malnutrition.

We provided mental health and psychosocial support to 56 people and breastfeeding counseling to 110.

Our Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah primary healthcare centers saw a total of 667 patients today.

And our mother and child clinic held 409 consultations today, providing healthcare to children, pregnant and nursing women, and gynecology counseling. Our nutritional screenings identified 30 women as malnourished, two children with severe acute malnutrition, seven with moderate acute malnutrition, and 34 as at risk of malnutrition.

We distributed 4,533 nutritional supplements, provided mental health and psychosocial support to 94 people, and breastfeeding counseling to 152 women.

Today, we distributed 99 fresh vegetable parcels to displaced people in an informal camp located in Khan Younis. Each family receives 35 pounds (16.05 kilograms) of produce — sufficient to support a family for about 10 days.

We also prepared and distributed hot meals — spinach to displaced people in the central area camps and cauliflower and spinach to families in Khan Younis — serving a total of some 7,500 people.

In Khan Younis, we distributed parcels of fresh vegetables to 90 displaced families in informal camps. Each family received about 32 pounds (14 to 15 kilograms) of produce.

At our primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, we served 746 patients. And at our third primary healthcare center, in Al Nuseirat, over the last five working days (February 8 to 12), we treated for 229 patients.

We also continue to serve hot meals nearly every day through our community kitchens in Khan Younis and the central area. We cook and distribute rice, lentils, peas, and pasta, serving about 7,500 people daily. We are providing these hot meals in Khan Younis and in camps across the central area surrounding the kitchen locations.

At our mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis, we saw a total of 505 people. Our nutritional screenings at the clinics identified one child with severe acute malnutrition; eight with moderate acute malnutrition; 35 children as at-risk; and 32 pregnant or nursing women as malnourished. We distributed 6,111 units of nutritional supplements (high energy biscuits, ready-to-use complementary food, ready-to-use therapeutic food, ready-to-use infant formula, Super Cereal Plus, and BP-5). We also provided mental health and psychosocial support services to 85 people and breastfeeding counseling to 116 people.

With support from the World Food Programme, we distributed food parcels and wheat flour to 838 families in Al Mawasi, Al Qarara. We provided each family with 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of flour, one food parcel and 6 pounds (2.5 kilograms) of high energy biscuits.

In partnership with the World Food Programme, we distributed food parcels and wheat flour to 1,015 families in Al Mawasi, Al Qarara. We provided each family with a food parcel, 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of wheat flour and 6 pounds (2.5 kilograms) of high energy biscuits.

At our mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis, we saw 510 people, including children, pregnant and lactating women, and gynecology counseling sessions. Through these clinics, our nutritional screenings we identified 30 women as malnourished; two children with severe acute malnutrition; seven children with moderate acute malnutrition; and 13 children as at-risk. We distributed 5,268 units of nutritional supplements (high energy biscuits, ready-to-use complementary food, ready-to-use therapeutic food, ready-to-use infant formula, Super Cereal Plus, and BP-5). We provided 64 people with mental health and psychosocial support services and 160 women with breastfeeding counseling.

At our primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, we saw 554 patients.

With support from the World Food Programme, we distributed food parcels and wheat flour to 1,025 families in Al Mawasi, Al Qarara. We provided each family with a food parcel and a 55 pound (25 kilogram) sack of flour. We also distributed 6 pounds (2.5 kilograms) of high energy biscuits to each family.

At our three mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis, we served 380 people, including pregnant and nursing women, gynecology counseling and children. Our nutritional screenings identified 19 women as malnourished; two children with severe acute malnutrition; six kids with moderate acute malnutrition, and 23 children as at-risk. We distributed 4,209 units of nutritional supplements (high energy biscuits, ready-to-use complementary food, ready-to-use therapeutic food, ready-to-use infant formula, Super Cereal Plus, and BP-5). We provided mental health and psychosocial support services to 53 people and breastfeeding counseling to 112 people.

And at our primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, we saw a total of 401 patients.

We saw 379 people at our mother and child health clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis today. And our primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah saw 696 patients today.

Our nutritional screenings identified 13 children with moderate acute malnutrition, 27 children as at-risk, and 19 pregnant and nursing women as malnourished. We provided 1,797 units of nutritional supplements (high energy biscuits, ready-to-use complementary food, ready-to-use therapeutic food, ready-to-use infant formula, Super Cereal Plus, and BP-5). We provided mental health and psychosocial support services to 88 people. And we provided breastfeeding counseling to 99 women.

With support from the World Food Programme, in Al Mawasi, Al Qarara we distributed food parcels and wheat flour (in the form of 55 pound / 25 kilogram bags) to 1,006 families, with one food parcel and one sack of flour per household. We also distributed six pounds (2.5 kilograms) of high energy biscuits to each family.

Through our Integrated Community Shelter Project, we distributed 268 fresh vegetable parcels to families sheltering in Khan Younis, in addition to 11,095 gallons (42 cubic meters) of potable water delivered to Gaza and Khan Younis community shelters.

At two of our primary healthcare centers, we reached a total of 638 patients in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah.

At three of our mother and child clinics in Tal Al Hawa, Al Zawaida, and Khan Younis we provided maternal, pediatric, mental health and psychosocial support, gynecological, and nutrition services to 449 patients.

From January 21 to February 7, Anera’s community kitchens cooked and distributed 50 pots of rice daily, lentils, peas, and pasta to families in the Khan Younis and central area camps.

During the same period, Anera distributed 170 fresh produce baskets daily, 14-16 kilograms each (~30-35 pounds), to internally displaced individuals in camps located in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and the central area, thanks to a private family foundation.

Today, through our Eye to the Future program, Anera implemented the first recreational activity day for 160 children in Ajyal, as well as at the Al Maghazi Camp with the help of our partner, the Palestinian Save the Children Foundation.

Children enrolled in the program also receive remedial education support, particularly in Mathematics, Arabic, English, and Science. In addition, both individual and group counseling sessions are provided, with special attention given to children showing signs of trauma or emotional distress that affect their concentration and learning abilities. Activities focusing on conflict resolution and problem-solving skills are also integral components of the program.

Pictures of playing, singing, and dancing reflect a powerful message: Gazan children are still able to smile, laugh, and find joy as part of their journey to heal and recover from the pain they have endured for more than two years.

Updates on our program activity in the past week (January 31 – February 5).

We provided medical care to 4,995 patients across six locations in Gaza. At our three primary healthcare centers in Khan Younis, Al Zawayda, and Nuseirat, funded by the Qattan Foundation, we provided comprehensive outpatient services to 3,235 patients. And at our three mother and child health clinics, we provided maternal, pediatric, mental health and psychosocial support, and nutrition services to 1,760 patients.

To support food security for people in Gaza, we continue to prepare and distribute hot meals and fresh produce. We distribute rice, lentils, and macaroni across Khan Younis and the central area, serving approximately 4,500 displaced people every day, six days a week. And we distributed 1,845 parcels of fresh produce to families in community shelters in Khan Younis and Gaza City. And we distributed 3,809 food parcels to displaced people across Gaza. With support from the World Food Programme, we also distributed 5,596 ready-to-eat meals and 2,798 sacks of wheat flour to 2,798 families in the Mawasi Al Qararah area.

To offer some measure of shelter to families in urgent need of protection from the elements, we distributed 124 tents to families in need.

We distributed 66,571 gallons (252 cubic meters) of potable water to shelters in Khan Younis and Gaza City. We are also continuing our efforts to install durable steel water tanks in Gaza to support potable water access for displaced people. One of the five tank installations is now complete. We are now finalizing installation of another tank at a camp of displaced people in Rafah.

Our agriculture restoration program is working to support the ability of small farmers to return to growing crops. With support from the Big Heart Foundation, our technical team is currently conducting follow-up visits with 30 farmers to monitor crop records and the application of pesticides.

Through our We Can project and our partners, we hired 55 women in Gaza to produce and distribute 4,706 pastry meals to patients in three hospitals and students at eight kindergartens and schools. We provided another 1,015 meals to displaced families across nine displacement camps. Also through the program, we are hosting four-day business training sessions for entrepreneurs in Gaza. Following these sessions, we will purchase tools and equipment to support the small businesses participating in the program.

Through our solid waste management project, our daily deployment of 56 workers successfully collected 37.2 tons of solid waste from seven informal displaced persons camps. We also held five hygiene and health awareness sessions, and launched sterilization campaigns across the seven camps to mitigate insect-related risks, and backfilled four hazardous sewage pits.

Through our Eye to the Future program, we are providing informal education to a total of 480 children (ages 9–15) daily. We are holding classes across three locations: the Palestinian Save the Children Foundation in Maghazi, the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Deir Al Balah, and at Ajyal in Gaza City. Each partner manages four temporary learning spaces. Activities include supportive education in core subjects, individual and group psychosocial support sessions, and nutritious meals. We also held teacher coaching to provide guidance on supporting children showing signs of trauma. Through our pastries project, we distributed pastries and instruction on good table manners. We continue to implement temporary learning spaces in partnership with the Palestinian Early Childhood Education Programs Association, in Deir Al Balah (currently serving 124 preschool children and 122 students, grades 1–3); Nuseirat (125 preschool children and 125 students, grades 1–3); and Maghazi (125 preschool children and 125 students, grades 1–3). At these educational spaces, we are distributing 1,050 hot meals weekly (1,000 meals for children and 50 for teachers) over four days, with a weekly rotation system ensuring all sites are served. To further support some measure of education for children who have missed three academic years, we are operating temporary learning spaces, in partnership with the Unlimited Friends Association, serving 892 children (ages 4–8) across four sites in the central area. We also distributed pastries to several temporary learning spaces.

We held psychosocial support activities across 12 shelters in Gaza, the central area, and Khan Younis, in partnership with NAFS for Empowerment. This included recreational activities and light meals for 300 children (ages 4-11); group counseling sessions and received nutritious meals for 56 teenage girls (ages 12-17); positive parenting sessions and nutritious meals for 38 parents; and psychological first aid sessions and meals for 10 teachers.

We are also actively working to install more temporary learning spaces, medical services sites, women’s safe spaces, and psychosocial services spaces across Gaza.