A generation has been traumatized in Gaza, with one million children requiring mental health and psychosocial support, says a UN official.

Thousands of Gazans have begun to travel back to the homes they evacuated earlier in the war. View on euronews

Hunger has gripped the enclave, besieged by Israel, and the surge is a step toward alleviating it. But with Hamas asserting its grip on Gaza, questions remain about how aid is distributed.

The first three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over in a test of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians returning to parts of the enclave have been picking their way through vast piles of rubble and trying to salvage what they can.

Asharq Al Awsat The war in Gaza has seen children killed, starved, frozen to death, orphaned and separated from their families, the UN humanitarian chief says. “A generation has been traumatized,” Tom Fletcher told a UN Security Council meeting called by Russia on Thursday about the war's impact on Gaza's youngest residents.

The United Nations says it's ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza after a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so it can reach all those in need.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for the release of dozens of militant-held hostages and an end to the devastating 15-month war.

Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners early on Monday as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, just hours after three Israeli hostages were returned to Israel. The ceasefire, which began at 11:15 a.

The UN’s leading humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, has urged US President Donald Trump to remain engaged in the world. The UN's Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,

Damari, a dual Israeli-British citizen, returned from captivity with a bandage on one hand and authorities said she had lost two fingers during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023. As she arrived to a hospital on Sunday she waved at a crowd that had gathered and footage later showed her joyfully reuniting with her family.

The United Nations' humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called it "a moment of hope and opportunity ... where aid groups and the UN have regularly accused Israel of impeding aid flows -- which Israeli denies -- aid workers were sceptical.