1.4 mln people in Gaza may face severe food insecurity by year’s-end: IPC
A Palestinian woman carries papers and a bottle along the Al-Jalaa street following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 24, 2026. (AFP)
An estimated 1.4 million people in Gaza are expected to face “high levels of acute food insecurity” through December, up from 1.2 million from mid-April to June, despite improvements driven by humanitarian assistance, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.
The IPC said on July 23 the number of people experiencing crisis (Phase 3) or worse conditions is projected to rise to 67 percent of Gaza’s population, while 212,000 people are expected to remain in emergency (Phase 4). All five of Gaza’s governorates are classified as being in crisis.
The report said expanded humanitarian assistance following last October’s ceasefire helped improve food security and nutrition, with food aid reaching about 1.49 million people in May.
