Gaza and West Bank Response Log | March 2026
Regular updates on Anera's emergency response efforts to deliver relief and humanitarian services in Gaza and the West Bank.
March 5, 2026
Update on program totals for Sat. February 28 through Thu. March 5
The Anera Gaza team continued delivering large-scale food assistance to displaced families across the south and central areas of Gaza. In Khan Younis and the middle area, the team prepared and distributed 300 pots of hot meals, serving approximately 7,500 displaced people daily, six days per week. Across community shelters, an additional 17,151 hot meals were distributed over a two-day period, along with 246 fresh produce parcels.
Through a distribution supported by the World Food Program, the team also reached 4,534 families with ready-to-eat meals and bags of wheat flour, while 1,135 boxes of high-energy biscuits were also provided to families.
The team also worked to expand access to safe water and sanitation in shelters and displacement sites. Anera delivered 70,534 gallons of potable water to community shelters in Gaza City and Khan Younis. To improve sanitation conditions, the team installed 10 latrines, conducted 13 health and hygiene awareness sessions reaching 294 participants, and installed five steel water tanks serving camps in southern Gaza. A waste management team of 56 day workers collected 52.19 tons of solid waste from seven camps, carried out sterilization campaigns to reduce insect-related health risks, and filled in nine hazardous sewage pits.
Anera’s health teams continued providing essential medical care through six clinics across Gaza, reaching 6,137 patients during the week. Primary healthcare services at clinics in Khan Younis, Deir Al Balah and Nuseirat treated 3,357 patients, while 2,780 patients received maternal, pediatric, psychosocial support, and nutrition services at mother-and-child health clinics in Gaza City, Khan Younis and Al-Zawaida.
The Gaza team also distributed children’s clothing kits to 584 vulnerable families, while 2,000 children received ‘joy kits’ filled with treats across six locations in southern Gaza and two in the north.
Education programming continued in shelters, with 956 students registered and attending learning activities. Psychosocial support programs reached more than 350 children and 57 parents through recreational activities, counseling sessions and positive parenting workshops, helping families cope with the ongoing crisis.
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