GAZA CITY: A delegation from the UN’s humanitarian office has praised Saudi Arabia’s operations in Gaza after visiting projects run by the Kingdom’s aid agency, KSrelief.
The delegation from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs toured KSrelief’s facilities and aid distribution sites across the enclave as living conditions continue to deteriorate amid the ongoing conflict, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Officials from the OCHA commended the scale and diversity of the Saudi-funded operations, as well as the efficiency of relief delivery mechanisms targeting displaced and vulnerable Palestinians.
The delegation began its visit at KSrelief’s central kitchen in Gaza, which prepares around 25,000 hot meals daily for families living in displacement camps.
Officials observed food preparation, packaging and distribution processes carried out in coordination with the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, KSrelief’s implementing partner in Gaza.
The tour included visits to food basket distribution points where aid workers are overseeing deliveries to families across different parts of the territory.
A convoy of KSrelief trucks arrived in Gaza on May 6, 2026, to deliver humanitarian aid. (SPA)
The visit came days after a new KSrelief humanitarian convoy entered Gaza as part of a Saudi fundraising campaign aimed at boosting food security and easing shortages caused by the conflict, SPA reported last week.
Saudi Arabia has expanded its humanitarian operations in Gaza over the past year through KSrelief, including food assistance, emergency relief and water infrastructure projects.
In October 2025, KSrelief inaugurated the first phase of a desalination initiative designed to provide clean drinking water to about 300,000 people in Khan Younis and central Gaza.
Representatives from the world body’s agencies, including the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, OCHA, UNICEF and UNDP, attended the launch of the desalination project and praised its contribution to improving water and sanitation services in the enclave.
The latest OCHA visit highlighted growing coordination between Saudi aid agencies and international humanitarian organizations working in Gaza as relief groups warn of worsening shortages of food, clean water and basic services.
KSrelief inaugurated the first phase of a desalination initiative in Khan Younis and central Gaza in October 2025. (SPA file photo)
