Food supply in Gaza improved, but conditions still at crisis level

The food security situation in the Gaza Strip has seen improvement compared to the previous year, when famine was declared in some areas. However, conditions across the Palestinian territory remain at a crisis level, according to a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

The IPC report indicates that a reduction in the intensity of fighting and increased humanitarian aid, facilitated by Israel, have contributed to significant, albeit uneven, improvements. Despite these gains, the majority of families in Gaza still do not have enough food. The organization warns that even minor disruptions to humanitarian aid access could quickly reverse the progress made.

According to the IPC's assessment, all five administrative areas in Gaza are classified under Phase 3 of food insecurity, termed 'Crisis.' More than 200,000 people are estimated to be living in Phase 4, or 'Emergency.' While acute malnutrition rates have fallen to acceptable levels, the prolonged scarcity of food has had serious consequences, particularly for children.

UNICEF has highlighted that many children in Gaza continue to suffer from hunger, and some may never fully recover from the effects of long-term malnutrition. In response to the IPC report, Israel's military liaison for Palestinian territories (COGAT) rejected the findings, calling them non-objective and stating they did not account for Israeli data on the volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza.

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Even minor disruptions in humanitarian access could quickly reverse the recently achieved progress.