The UN Commission on Hunger and Food Security recently released a statement stating that there is no famine in the Gaza Strip. This contradicts other reports from various organizations and aligns with the Israeli perspective on the situation. However, the report notes that while famine at level 5 is present in Sudan, Gaza’s situation is not as dire.
Despite not reaching famine levels, additional efforts are still needed to ensure that residents in Gaza have reliable access to food. The timing of the report’s release and its discrepancy with the narrative surrounding Israeli actions in Gaza have raised questions and sparked discussions among commentators and analysts.
The Commission has been monitoring the situation in Gaza since the beginning of hostilities and uses a food security scale with five levels to assess the severity of malnutrition and hunger in the area. According to their report, Israel has been allowing an increasing number of trucks carrying food into Gaza, with 70 trucks per day allowed until October 7 and 125 trucks per day since March. In total, 17,400 trucks filled with humanitarian aid have entered Gaza since hostilities began.