WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #24

26 June 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

• The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC, 25 June) report finds that high risk of famine persists across the Gaza Strip as long as conflict continues and humanitarian access is restricted. 96 percent of the population is facing acute food insecurity at crisis level or higher (IPC Category 3+), with almost half a million people in catastrophic conditions (IPC Category 5).

• Improved humanitarian access to northern Gaza in April has reduced the number of people facing catastrophic conditions in the north since the last IPC in March. However, WFP is now concerned that southern areas might face the same levels if aid entry and distribution is not facilitated. WFP faces significant challenges delivering aid in southern and central Gaza. Aid deliveries through the maritime corridor and Karam Abu Salem are paused due to security concerns. If the issue is not addressed, WFP will be forced to reduce rations and will not be able to distribute food parcels in south and central Gaza in July.

• Gaza urgently needs a ceasefire, but until then, WFP calls for regular humanitarian access, fully open southern borders, and better coordination between aid and trade deliveries, ensuring safe and unhindered access.

• Despite challenges, WFP reached 766,503 people in Gaza in June with reduced rations due to limited aid and dwindling food stocks.

• WFP aims to shift from providing canned foods, biscuits and ready-to-eat meals to giving people the purchasing power to choose the food their families want, invest in local markets, infrastructure and food systems, and a tangible impact on health and nutrition.