Overview
- The IPC’s latest report finds no current spread of famine in Gaza and classifies the situation as highly fragile, with nearly 2,000 people projected in catastrophic hunger through April.
- Israeli officials reject the findings as biased, citing 600–800 daily aid trucks with most carrying food, while the IPC says its analysis draws on both U.N. and COGAT data and includes commercial flows.
- Following the October truce, food availability improved and people now average two meals a day, according to the World Food Program and IPC assessments.
- The IPC warns that sustained, expanded access to food, fuel, shelter and health care is critical, projecting more than 100,000 young children will require treatment for acute malnutrition over the next year.
- Access remains uneven and displacement and winter conditions are compounding needs, with the U.N. preparing 1.5 million hot meals daily as aid groups report widespread shelter shortages.