Humanitarian agencies are delivering food and essential supplies to residents of Gaza as hunger deepens across the territory. According to the latest UN figures, about one in five families in Gaza report eating only one meal a day, and 50 per cent have completely run out of food at least once in the past month.
The food shortage stems from cash shortages and sharply increased prices for food items since hostilities escalated in October 2023, according to the UN. The World Food Programme reported that three-quarters of households in Gaza have faced difficulties accessing markets so far this month.
The UN and its partners collected hundreds of pallets of supplies from the Kerem Shalom crossing, a commercial and humanitarian entry point at the junction of Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip. The delivery included fruits, vegetables, adult diapers, school supplies and fuel.
So far, partners have provided food parcels and wheat flour to more than 600,000 people as part of the August cycle. Despite a ceasefire signed by Israel and Hamas in October 2025, ongoing hostilities and security restrictions continue to hamper local movement and recovery efforts.
More than two million people, nearly the entire population of the Gaza Strip, have been displaced from their homes and now live in makeshift or fragile shelters. Around 90 per cent of civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, water plants and schools, is heavily damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
