State of Palestine

Intense conflict, the collapse of essential services and the entire food system have led to desperate conditions across the Gaza Strip.

At least 1.6 million people – or 77 per cent of the population – are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. This includes over 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women projected to suffer acute malnutrition.

Since October 2025, humanitarian aid has been reaching the population. However, gains remain fragile, especially with escalation of conflict across the region. Families in Gaza remain highly vulnerable to hunger and are struggling to rebuild their lives after two years of war.

Each month in Gaza, the World Food Programme (WFP) reaches around 1.6 million people with food parcels, hot meals, bread and cash (80 percent of the population). We support retailers, traders and communities to recover their livelihoods and become self-reliant.

While critical progress has been made in pushing back famine, the situation remains extremely fragile. Eighty percent of people in Gaza are still unemployed – they simply cannot afford to buy flour or the fresh vegetables, fruit and protein sources they need to maintain a healthy diet.

In the West Bank, an increasingly volatile situation is forcing families into crisis, as widespread violence and an economic downturn take hold. Food insecurity is rising and a third of families cannot afford a nutritionally acceptable diet.

People across Palestine need peace, safety and security to recover, go back to their land and their businesses, and rebuild their food security and livelihoods.

WFP needs US$258 million for operations in Gaza and the West Bank up to October 2026.