WFP State of Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #51

23 April 2025

Highlights:

• The situation in Gaza is devastating. No humanitarian or commercial supplies have entered for nearly two months.
• All WFP food stocks are depleted, which forced the closure of all WFP-supported bakeries, and cut off bread access for 800,000 people. Food parcels are fully exhausted, and the last remaining supplies have been delivered to hot meal kitchens, which are expected to run out within days.
• Escalating hostilities, population movement restrictions and the expansion of military zones have made humanitarian operations nearly impossible, putting civilians and aid workers at extreme risk.
• Over 116,000 mt of WFP food – enough to feed one million people for up to four months – is positioned outside Gaza and ready for delivery, but without humanitarian access, no relief supplies can move.
• WFP joins other UN agencies in calling for an urgent ceasefire and reaffirming the need for safe, secure humanitarian space.

Situation Update:

• WFP food stocks inside Gaza have now been fully depleted. All regular distributions, including food parcels and bakery support, have ceased, and minimal emergency contingency supplies remaining in hot meal kitchens will run out imminently. Immediate reopening of humanitarian corridors is critical to resume assistance.
• A joint statement on 11 April issued by ministers from Türkiye, Palestine, and 13 other countries condemned the ongoing violence in Gaza, calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
• Since the resumption of hostilities on 18 March, there has been a return to an intense level of conflict, with over 1,600 Palestinian deaths and displacement of over 420,000 people into ‘humanitarian’ zones. Displacement orders and buffer zones now cover approximately 70 percent of Gaza.
• In early April, Israel established the “Morag Corridor”, a military-controlled road bisecting the governorates of Rafah and Khan Younis. This further fragments the Gaza Strip and hampers free movement of people.
• The April 2025 Gaza Market Monitor shows a sharp decline in food consumption due to renewed hostilities and border closures. Dietary diversity has collapsed, with basic items like meat, eggs, and dairy largely unavailable. Prices have soared, with flour up 450 percent, gas by 4,000 percent, and overall food costs have risen by up to 1,400 percent compared to the ceasefire levels.
• Markets are operating at less than 40 percent capacity, with stocks likely to endure for up to 2 weeks longer. 95 percent of households face cash shortages, with 80 percent now reliant on aid.
• Intensified military operations and violence in the West Bank have to date displaced over 42,000 people, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarem, Nur Shams, and Al Far’a. The crisis is spreading to Nablus and Ramallah, with building demolitions, over 900 road barriers, and more than 200 people harmed by settler attacks. Families face growing needs due to income loss and contraction of the economy.