Since the October 2025 ceasefire, large-scale assistance has driven improvements in food security and nutrition conditions across the Gaza Strip; however needs remain high.  

Between mid-April and 30 June 2026, over 1.2 million people (59 percent of the population) faced Crisis or worse conditions (IPC Phase 3 or above), including 212,000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). All five governorates are classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). 

Conditions are projected to worsen between July and December 2026, with more than 1.4 million people (67 percent) expected to face Crisis or worse, including 212,000 people remaining in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).     

Cease all hostilities: Hostilities have continued despite the October 2025 ceasefire. A permanent cessation is essential to protect civilians, stabilise conditions for recovery, and prevent further acute food insecurity and malnutrition.  

Ensure sustained and reliable humanitarian access: Humanitarian access has improved but remains volatile. Safe, predictable, unhindered entry of humanitarian supplies through all border crossings is essential.   

Scale up and strengthen humanitarian assistance and services: Assistance and service delivery remain fragile, with funding levels continuing to decline and remaining highly unpredictable. An immediate scale-up of the response is required to enable the pre-positioning of essential supplies ahead of the winterisation period. 

Improve commercial access and market stability: Unpredictable access, high costs, poor quality of imported commodities, and low purchasing power continue to constrain people’s access to essential goods and hinder recovery. Expanded flows of essential inputs and higher volumes of commercial imports are needed to restore productive assets and revitalise local food systems.  

Revive livelihoods and food production: With agricultural land largely inaccessible, access worsening, and essential inputs extremely scarce, livelihood recovery remains limited. Restoring local production is essential to reduce vulnerability to external supply disruptions.