WFP reaches one million people in Gaza as ceasefire allows more food deliveries and distributions across the Strip

24 February 2025

GAZA, Palestine – The World Food Programme today announced that the ceasefire in Gaza has allowed it to bring in more than double the monthly average of food it delivered prior to the ceasefire being in place. This has enabled the agency to provide full food rations, restock and reopen bakeries, and reach families across the entire Gaza Strip.

Below is an overview of WFP’s operations since the ceasefire:

• WFP has reached one million people with a full range of assistance, including food parcels, hot meals, fresh bread and cash assistance.
• More than 30,000 metric tons of WFP food have entered Gaza; more than double the monthly average of around 12,500 metric tons through the second half of 2024.
• The agency is now distributing food in the North Gaza governorate, which had been cut off for 80 days between October and December 2024.
• More than 60 kitchens across the Strip have handed out nearly ten million meals, prioritizing hard-to-reach areas. Kitchens are also expanding in North Gaza and Rafah. Other kitchens are relocating based on needs and population movement.
• There are 25 bakeries now operational in the north, middle and south areas, which are producing more than 150,000 bread bundles per day – five times more bread than prior to the ceasefire.
• More than 116,500 pregnant and nursing mothers, and children under five, have received over 3 million packs of nutritional supplements.
• More than 70,000 tons of food – enough to feed over a million people for about 3 months – is either already prepositioned outside Gaza and available at Jordan, Egypt and Ashdod corridors, or is in transit to, or expected to arrive at these corridors.
• WFP provided cash to 24,000 families during the ongoing ceasefire response and plans to gradually extend support to 150,000 families by the end of 2025; however, immediate funding is essential to implement this initiative.

WFP is increasingly concerned about the tense situation in the West Bank where more than 40,000 people have been displaced since mid-January 2025. WFP had already been assisting vulnerable populations in the West Bank with cash assistance, reaching 190,000 people last month; the agency also provided one-off cash assistance to more than 5,000 people displaced from Jenin camp.

WFP needs US$254 million over the next six months to provide emergency assistance for up to 1.4 million people in Gaza and the West Bank.