Famine conditions in Gaza have been reversed following a ceasefire and improved aid access, according to a new UN-backed analysis, although the territory remains locked in a severe food and nutrition crisis.
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment indicates that no areas in Gaza are classified as famine (IPC Phase 5), marking a significant improvement from August 2025, when famine was confirmed amid nearly two years of war, mass displacement and tight Israeli restrictions on supplies.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that famine in Gaza “has been pushed back,” but said that needs are growing faster than aid can enter the territory.
“Far more people are able to access the food they need to survive,” Mr Guterres told reporters at UN headquarters. “We are preparing more than 1.5 million hot meals every day and delivering general food assistance packages across Gaza.”
Still, he said, 1.6 million people – more than 75 per cent of Gaza’s
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