The first aid in 11 weeks delivered to Gazans includes nutrition supplies, flour, medicines and other critical goods, UN humanitarians said Thursday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said about 90 trucks loaded at the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem checkpoint headed for multiple destinations, carrying the supplies to Gazans facing the threat of famine.
OCHA said nearly 20 truckloads, carrying about 500 pallets of nutrition supplies, were safely offloaded in UNICEF's warehouse in Deir al Balah. The material delivered includes ready-to-use therapeutic food and lipid-based nutritional supplements. The life-saving supplies are being unpacked and repackaged into smaller loads to dozens of distribution points.
A handful of bakeries in southern and central Gaza, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), have resumed bread production. These bakeries are now operational and distributing bread through community kitchens.
"The bakery had been shut down for two months due to the blockade. Last night, we received a flour supply from the World Food Programme. We are now working around the clock to produce bread for the citizens. The World Food Programme will handle the distribution process," said Ahmed Al-Banna, owner of Al-Banna Bakery in central Gaza.
However, after nearly 80 days of a total blockade on humanitarian assistance, families still face a high risk of famine, and significantly more aid is needed across all of Gaza.
According to the WFP, it is hoped that the amount of flour will reach the northern Gaza Strip, where small portions will be distributed to displaced people at certain points. However, these small amounts will not be sufficient to assist the large number of people in the Gaza Strip.
"Finally, the crossings have opened and we are able to bring humanitarian aid in the Strip. We as WFP bring the wheat flour and then we are distributing it through the bakeries, we bake the bread as you see and then we're distributing it, through our networks of NGOs and hot meal kitchens to the people that need it most. After almost two years of war, the humanitarian situation is certainly dire. It is important, almost 2.2 million people in Gaza, almost the entire population is dependent on humanitarian aid and as you well know that the commercial goods are not entering lately so it is important that the crossings remain open, that there is a constant flow of humanitarian aid," said Vladimir Jovcev, a Chief Logistics at World Food Programme.
UN aid reaches Gaza for first time in 11 weeks amid famine risk
From cutting-edge technology exhibitions to retail stores thousands of kilometers away from Europe and Southeast Asia, China-made robot vacuum cleaners are increasingly becoming a popular choice among consumers worldwide.
At electronics retailers in Berlin, Germany, Chinese brands such as Roborock and Dreame occupy prominent positions in dedicated robot vacuum sections, offering a wide range of products priced between 200 and 2,000 euros.
Many local consumers said that when purchasing smart home appliances including robot vacuum cleaners, they tend to give priority to Chinese-made products.
"It's a good price and good quality. It's also the innovation. I have a feeling that the European brands are not innovating enough," said one customer.
"I think they're always on top of the other technologies. They are getting them out faster. A lot of us are switching to the Chinese technology," another consumer said.
Germany is one of the most important overseas markets for China's floor-cleaning robots.
According to data from market research firm GfK, from January to November 2025, more than six out of 10 robot vacuum cleaners sold in Western Europe were Chinese brands.
Industry data also point to a strong global momentum.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), global shipments of smart robot vacuum cleaners reached 17.424 million units in the first three quarters of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent.
Chinese brands including Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi and Narwal ranked among the world's top five in terms of shipment volume, with a combined share of nearly 70 percent of the global market.
At a robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing plant in Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, workers were seen stepping up production of newly launched models that recently debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in the United States, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The factory adjusted its production lines as early as December 2025 and stocked inventory in advance for overseas markets to ensure that new products could be delivered to global consumers at the earliest possible time.
"In 2025, Roborock's global shipments exceeded 7.2 million units. Since 2024, overseas revenue has accounted for more than 50 percent of our total revenue. Our products have now been sold to more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than 20 million households worldwide," said Quan Gang, president of Roborock.
At another robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing facility in Dongguan, Guangdong, rising overseas orders have prompted the company to upgrade its production lines with intelligent technologies to further boost capacity. The factory is currently operating at full load to meet a growing demand.
"For 2026, we have already obtained overseas orders worth at least 300 million to 400 million yuan (around 43 million to 57.3 million U.S. dollars). In addition, we've engaged in strategic cooperation with European home appliance group Cebos Group, and our total confirmed orders have exceeded 600 million yuan (around 86 million U.S. dollars)," said Zhang Junbin, founder and CEO of Narwal Robotics.
Chinese robot vacuum brands gain strong global traction
