Gaza still faces acute food insecurity

Marta Valdes García added: “With 1.6 million people found to be facing acute food insecurity, including 100,000 in Catastrophe (IPC level 5), we are incredibly concerned that winter is already bringing flooding and more misery to thousands of hungry people with little or no money, who are now exposed in terrible living conditions. Israel’s control and ongoing illegal blockade has created a humanitarian response that is restricted, unpredictable and totally inadequate to the human crisis at hand.” 

Following the ceasefire declared on 10 October 2025, the latest Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) indicates notable improvements in food security and nutrition compared to the August 2025 analysis, which detected famine.

Despite these gains, in October-November 2025, most people in Gaza faced high levels of acute food insecurity. This includes over 500,000 people facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and more than 100,000 still experiencing catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5).

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)is an innovative multi-partner initiative for improving food security and nutrition analysis and decision-making. By using the IPC classification and analytical approach, governments, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society and others, work together to determine the severity and magnitude of acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition situations according to internationally recognised scientific standards.