Two-thirds of Gaza may face acute hunger by year-end despite improvements

More than two-thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger by the year-end as humanitarian agencies cut aid flows due to funding shortages, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday.



The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification found that acute malnutrition levels, particularly among children, had declined significantly after food supplies and nutrition services were stepped up following the October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.



However, it said those gains risk being reversed.



Food consumption remains inadequate for most families, and some households resort to begging and scavenging for food, the report said.



Between mid-April and the end of June, more than 1.2 million people, or about 59% of Gaza's population, faced acute hunger — defined as crisis-level or worse — including around 212,000 people in emergency conditions, the IPC said.