DaysofPal – Famine-like conditions in the Gaza Strip have been temporarily eased following a reduction in hostilities and improved access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries. However, the overall food security situation remains critical, according to new findings released Friday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
The IPC analysis found that between October 16 and November 30, 2025, approximately 1.6 million people, around 77 percent of Gaza’s assessed population, experienced high levels of acute food insecurity classified as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or worse.
More than half a million people were living under emergency conditions (IPC Phase 4), while over 100,000 people faced catastrophe (IPC Phase 5), the most severe level of food insecurity.
Although recent developments linked to a fragile ceasefire, including a proposed peace plan and increased food inflows, have helped reduce the most extreme outcomes, the IPC cautioned that the situation remains dire.
From December 1, 2025, through April 15, 2026, an estimated 1.6 million people are still expected to experience crisis-level food insecurity or worse. This includes approximately 571,000 people projected to remain in emergency conditions and around 1,900 people facing catastrophe. While these figures indicate a decline in the most severe cases, they fall far short of signaling a return to stability.
The IPC warned that under a worst-case scenario, marked by renewed hostilities and a halt to humanitarian and commercial food deliveries, the entire Gaza Strip could face famine conditions through mid-April 2026.
The nutrition situation has shown modest improvement compared to earlier assessments but remains deeply concerning. Nearly 101,000 children between six and 59 months of age are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition across Gaza through mid-October 2026, including more than 31,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition.
During the same period, an estimated 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are also projected to experience acute malnutrition and require treatment.
The IPC emphasized that sustained humanitarian access, alongside continued stability, is critical to preventing a renewed slide toward famine and further loss of life in the Gaza Strip.
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