The food situation is particularly dire: supplies are so limited that, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, nearly half a million people are experiencing catastrophic hunger (Level 5 – the highest level on the IPC scale). Almost the entire population of approximately 2.1 million people is affected by acute food insecurity (as of May 2025).
A report published by the IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) at the end of July warns about the dramatic extent of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip: the situation has drastically worsened. According to the IPC, famine thresholds have already been reached in many areas. The latest findings reveal a shocking increase in hunger and malnutrition, resulting in more and more people – especially children under five – dying. IPC states that urgent, large-scale humanitarian aid is needed to prevent more deaths and severe suffering. (Source: IPC as of July 2025)
Medical care in the Gaza Strip is on the brink of total collapse. Most health facilities have been destroyed, and the few hospitals still operating are completely overwhelmed, struggling to treat the large number of injured. In addition, the majority of the population lacks access to adequate sanitation and basic hygiene. Under these catastrophic conditions, disease is spreading rapidly. People in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of humanitarian aid to survive.
