![Displaced Palestinians, who struggle with hunger, wait to receive hot meal, distributed by charity organizations, in al-Mawasi region of Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 17, 2025. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251217-40007096-40007058-PALESTINIANS_RECEIVE_HOT_MEALS_BY_CHARITY_ORGANIZATIONS_IN_GAZA-1.jpg)
Famine conditions in the Gaza Strip have been temporarily offset following a reduction in hostilities and improved access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries, but the overall situation remains critical, according to new findings released on Friday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), Anadolu reports. Between Oct. 16 and Nov. 30, 2025, around 1.6 million people, or 77% of the population analyzed, experienced high levels of acute food insecurity classified as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or worse, the analysis said. This included more than half a million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and over 100,000 people facing Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5), the most severe classification. While recent developments amid the fragile ceasefire, including a proposed peace plan and […]
