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International Rescue Committee (IRC) press release from the first 2 weeks of the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire, with IRC staff on the ground reporting that thousands of displaced people who have returned to Gaza City are still struggling amid massive destruction. With homes reduced to rubble and basic services decimated, families live without adequate shelter, clean water, food, or sanitation. Health facilities remain overwhelmed. IRC calls for full opening of all crossing points, increased screening capacity for aid convoys, and an end to bureaucratic delays to aid movement, particularly in northern Gaza. Useful for researchers and advocates studying early-ceasefire humanitarian conditions and the gap between ceasefire provisions and the realities faced by displaced Palestinians attempting to return to Gaza City.
