Gaza

Current Status

Following the ceasefire declared on October 10, 2025, famine conditions have been pushed back. According to the December 2025 IPC report, no areas of Gaza are currently classified as being in famine (Phase 5).

However, nearly the entire Strip remains in emergency conditions (Phase 4). The gains are fragile. Under worst-case scenarios—including renewed hostilities or halted aid—the entire Gaza Strip could face famine again.

Winter Crisis

Storm Byron brought heavy rains and cold weather in mid-December. At least 16 deaths were reported as waterlogged buildings collapsed on families sheltering inside. Three children died from exposure. 13 homes collapsed. 27,000 tents flooded or swept away.

In late September, Gaza's Government Media Office estimated that 93% of tents were no longer suitable for habitation—before the storms arrived.

Aid Blockage

UNRWA has food parcels for 1.1 million people, flour for 2.1 million, and shelter supplies for hundreds of thousands—pre-positioned outside Gaza. They cannot bring it in.

Since January 2025, Israel has not granted visas or permits to UNRWA's international staff. The agency is blocked from directly bringing humanitarian personnel and aid into the Strip.

On December 8, Israeli police and municipal officials entered the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem, cutting communications, seizing equipment, and replacing the UN flag with an Israeli flag.

A UN General Assembly resolution on December 12 demanded Israel allow aid into Gaza. 139 countries supported it. 12 voted against, including Israel and the US.

Since the Ceasefire

In the two months since October 10, the UN and partners collected approximately 100,000 metric tonnes of aid from border crossings—a 67% increase compared to the preceding two months.

Despite this improvement, Israel has allowed only a fraction of the humanitarian deliveries agreed to as part of the ceasefire.