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UN-backed experts report that, while nutrition and food supplies in Gaza have improved since the recent ceasefire, 100,000 people still face "catastrophic conditions." The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) highlighted last month that around half a million people, roughly a quarter of Gaza's population, were in famine-affected areas.

 

Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October, the UN and humanitarian agencies have increased food deliveries to Gaza. However, Israel's foreign ministry disputes the IPC findings, calling the report "deliberately distorted.". The IPC’s latest analysis showed that although emergency conditions remain, no areas in Gaza are currently in famine, with projections suggesting improvements continuing.

 

Phase 5 of the IPC, which indicates "catastrophic conditions", continues to impact over 100,000 Gazans, albeit with a projected decline in this number. Israel's Cogat criticised the IPC report, stating the data used was inadequate and didn't cover all the humanitarian aid provided. The IPC defended its methodology, citing the use of data from UN and Cogat sources. Acute malnutrition is critical in Gaza City and serious in other regions like Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis.

 

Looking ahead, the situation remains severe, but the number of people in dire conditions could drop to 1,900 by April. However, renewed hostilities could risk famine returning to the entire region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated ongoing negotiations around the US-brokered peace plan, which involves troop withdrawals and disarming Hamas, although key issues are unresolved.

 

The IPC identified limited humanitarian access, displacement, and destruction of livelihoods as key factors in food insecurity. Israel previously imposed a blockade on aid to pressure Hamas, lifting it partially in May. Cogat accused the IPC of ignoring US and Israeli perspectives in their analysis. Meanwhile, Unwra emphasised that despite no ongoing famine, Gaza's living conditions are catastrophic, worsened by winter, urging sustained humanitarian access, reported the BBC.

 

 

 

Key Takeaways:

• The IPC reports improved food supplies in Gaza, yet 100,000 people still face "catastrophic conditions".
• Israel disputes the IPC's findings, criticising their methodology and data sources.
• Continued aid access and regional peace efforts are essential to stabilise the situation further.

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Gaza’s Last Lifeline: Kitchens Struggle as Food Supplies Dwindle

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-12-20

 

 

 

Terrorism by starvation. How barbaric is that!

3 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Terrorism by starvation. How barbaric is that!

 

   There is no starvation though .

Palestinian propaganda that only fools believe 

8 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Terrorism by starvation. How barbaric is that!

 

What starvation?

The initial claims of famine were disproven. Now, as the evidence  is more apparent there was never a famine, the vested interests  are scrambling to suppoprt their initial lie. If there isn't a "famine" they cannot justify their demands for financial support. Tens of thousands of people make a good living from the 'famine'. 

What's next claiming that there is a lack of  baby formula again?

 

 

 

More food getting through because Hamas is not taking it.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Terrorism by starvation. How barbaric is that!

I agree. The terrorists Hamas were stealing the food and keeping it for themselves or selling it back to the Gazans. They care not about the people of Gaza only their fundamentalist Islamic jihad. They used women and children as human shields. How barbaric is that!

As well as starving them, they have broken the ceasefire almost every day.

 

This wasn't even newsworthy on many news outlets, yet if they had been Israeli, it would be front page news.

Israeli troops kill six Palestinians, including a baby, sheltering in Gaza school – video

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/dec/20/israeli-troops-kill-six-palestinians-including-a-baby-sheltering-in-gaza-school-video

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

The initial claims of famine were disproven

Why are you sorting the facts?

Why are you so adamant that Israel can do no wrong?

 

GAZA, 19 December 2025 – Four out of every five children in Gaza will enter the new year still facing crisis levels of hunger, despite the agreement by Israeli authorities two months ago to allow more aid in, including food, said Save the Children following the release of new hunger data.  

 

https://www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-four-out-five-children-face-catastrophic-levels-hunger-2026

On 12/20/2025 at 6:32 AM, webfact said:

since the recent ceasefire

 

What ceasefire? 

400 Palestinians have been slaughtered since the Oct ceasefire. Guess how many Israelis have been killed? 

 

Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF

 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166420

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

More food getting through because Hamas is not taking it.

 

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I agree. The terrorists Hamas were stealing the food and keeping it for themselves or selling it back to the Gazans. They care not about the people of Gaza only their fundamentalist Islamic jihad. They used women and children as human shields. How barbaric is that!

 

why are you still parroting nonsense?

 

Key Takeaways

• Allegations exist: Some security think tanks and Israeli officials argue Hamas exploits aid systems.

• Evidence gap: Multiple U.S. analyses (USAID, State Department) found no proof of systematic Hamas looting of humanitarian supplies.

• Humanitarian reality: Regardless of theft claims, hundreds of thousands in Gaza face catastrophic hunger. Aid delivery remains critical.

 

6 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

why are you still parroting nonsense?

You're right. I forgot the BBC is a "trustworthy" news source and not at all likely to be biased. I will need to change my ways and start believing MSM.

15 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

 

why are you still parroting nonsense?

 

Key Takeaways

• Allegations exist: Some security think tanks and Israeli officials argue Hamas exploits aid systems.

• Evidence gap: Multiple U.S. analyses (USAID, State Department) found no proof of systematic Hamas looting of humanitarian supplies.

• Humanitarian reality: Regardless of theft claims, hundreds of thousands in Gaza face catastrophic hunger. Aid delivery remains critical.

 

 

   Once again .

Due to the thieves wearing civilian clothes, they couldn't  prove they were Hamas members who were stealing the food .

    Thefts were linked to unknown actors, armed gangs, unarmed civilians, or corrupt aid workers.

42 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

 

why are you still parroting nonsense?

 

Key Takeaways

• Allegations exist: Some security think tanks and Israeli officials argue Hamas exploits aid systems.

• Evidence gap: Multiple U.S. analyses (USAID, State Department) found no proof of systematic Hamas looting of humanitarian supplies.

• Humanitarian reality: Regardless of theft claims, hundreds of thousands in Gaza face catastrophic hunger. Aid delivery remains critical.

 

Probably need Israeli or Jewish American, who offer unconditional support for Israel but deep down in their inner being know what is happening is wrong but can't change their minds 

3 hours ago, JimCM said:

Why are you sorting the facts?

Why are you so adamant that Israel can do no wrong?

 

GAZA, 19 December 2025 – Four out of every five children in Gaza will enter the new year still facing crisis levels of hunger, despite the agreement by Israeli authorities two months ago to allow more aid in, including food, said Save the Children following the release of new hunger data.  

 

https://www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-four-out-five-children-face-catastrophic-levels-hunger-2026

 

There has not been a famine in Gaza, nor is there a risk of famine in Gaza attributable to Israel. I provided an example of  how Hamas held back children's food supplies, using it as a means of blaming Israel. You ignored that.

 

You are using Save the Children UK as your source of information.Save the Children has a history of making false claims and has been repeatedly exposed for those false claims. For example, the credible NGO Monitor stated; 

False Accusations of “Starvation” 

• Save the Children has repeatedly joined in the demonization campaign falsely accusing Israel of employing starvation as a method of warfare against Hamas. These allegations have been repeatedly shown to be based on fundamental methodological errors and overwhelmingly disproven by publicly available information.
• In a February 2024 press release, Save the Children’s Country Director for the West Bank and Gaza Jason Lee said, “there is no food left.” In February 2024, Save the Children signed a statement calling for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a massive increase in humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Gaza.” 
• On December 9, 2023, Save the Children issued a press release accusing Israel of “using starvation as a method of warfare,” despite Israel’s facilitation of food, medicine, and other aid into Gaza.

The reality is that all food that entered. Gaza through Israel was logged and documented. This was observed and witnessed  by multiple foreign governments and third party charitable agencies.  The documentation was often different than the data released by Hamas and relied upon by certain  groups who had a  pre-existing political bias. Save the Children is one of them. 

 

Gaza is a money maker for some charities. One of them is Save the Children.For an organization that hjas made Gaza a cornerstone of its fundraising activity, it does not spend very much on Gaza aid. Putting aside the  documented concerns about STC's administrative costs, if one looks at the last published  financial documentation for 2023 Save the Children  had a total income of US $1.5 billion. Only 74% of this was spent on actual programs. It gets worse when one looks at what was spent on Israel,  Gaza and the Palestinian Administration Territory: $14.5 million.   Take out Israel and the PLA and it is doubtful that anything signiifcant  was spent on Gaza aid, other than the political workshops and training that STC says it provides. other charities have  sent in specific  aid pallets, so the lack of naid cannot be "blamed" on the war.

 

The takeaway is that you are bombarding with unreliable claims and sources known to be anti Israel.

2 hours ago, JimCM said:

 

What ceasefire? 

400 Palestinians have been slaughtered since the Oct ceasefire. Guess how many Israelis have been killed? 

 

Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF

 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166420

 

The Gazans are killing each other and you blame Israel. It wasn't Israel that was lining up opponents of Hamas and executing them.

Hamas has launched multiple attacks against Israel and is reporting its casualties as if they were  non combatants.

3 hours ago, JimCM said:

As well as starving them, they have broken the ceasefire almost every day.

 

This wasn't even newsworthy on many news outlets, yet if they had been Israeli, it would be front page news.

Israeli troops kill six Palestinians, including a baby, sheltering in Gaza school – video

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/dec/20/israeli-troops-kill-six-palestinians-including-a-baby-sheltering-in-gaza-school-video

 

Once again you are presenting Hamas claims as factual. Left out of the story are relevant details such as;

- Was there an actual  event?

- if there was an event, was there an exchange of gunfire, i.e. was the  building being described as a school  a source of hostiule fier?

 

The bias  in the story is obvious. The building was not a school. If it was a school it would have had operating classrooms and students. It was instead, a building called a school. It may have once been used as a school, but it was no longer being sued as a school. Calling the building a school is intentionally deceitful and misleading.

 

2 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Once again you are presenting Hamas claims as factual. Left out of the story are relevant details such as;

- Was there an actual  event?

- if there was an event, was there an exchange of gunfire, i.e. was the  building being described as a school  a source of hostiule fier?

 

The bias  in the story is obvious. The building was not a school. If it was a school it would have had operating classrooms and students. It was instead, a building called a school. It may have once been used as a school, but it was no longer being sued as a school. Calling the building a school is intentionally deceitful and misleading.

 

You know very well Israel have destroyed 95 % of schools, universities and mosques/churches which again you know is a war crime.

You amaze me. Any pro Israeli/Jew with any integrity or morality stopped defending Israel months ago, yet here you and 2 others still are.

1 minute ago, JimCM said:

You know very well Israel have destroyed 95 % of schools, universities and mosques/churches which again you know is a war crime.

You amaze me. Any pro Israeli/Jew with any integrity or morality stopped defending Israel months ago, yet here you and 2 others still are.

Still not one word from you condemning Hamas for starting a war by murdering civilians and causing the repercussions....Or did I miss it...........

CGTN Europe speaks to Ricardo Perez from UNICEF about the dire situation for children in Gaza, with many still living in makeshift tents and enduring harsh winter conditions, leading to hypothermia and even deaths. 

 

4000 children require urgent medical evacuation

9000 children treated for malnutrition in October

Humanitarian crisis worsened by flooding

Children of Gaza exposed to extreme conditions, risks and trauma | Watch

9 minutes ago, transam said:

Still not one word from you condemning Hamas for starting a war by murdering civilians and causing the repercussions....Or did I miss it...........

They never started it. Troll.

1 minute ago, JimCM said:

They never started it. Troll.

Oh really, so Hamas never murdered in cold blood 1000 unarmed Israelis......?  🤫

People who spout "TROLL", usually have LOST..........

3 hours ago, JimCM said:

As well as starving them, they have broken the ceasefire almost every day.

 

   The ceasefire agreement encompassed Hamas stepping down from power and giving up their weapons .

   As Hamas have not complied with that condition , then Israel has the right to continue fighting Hamas 

5 hours ago, JimCM said:

They never started it. Troll.

 

Gaza and Hamas most certainly started the war. There was a ceasefire and "truce" agreement between Hamas and Israel agreed to in May 2021. Although, multiple militant groups continued to fire missiles into Israel following the agreement's signing, and multiple insurgent attacks were stopped,  Israel held off from  massive retaliation. On October 7, 2023 Gaza launched a suprise attack on israel, which killed 1200+ israelis and foreign residents.  Your denial of the Hamas. attack speaks to your intent and motive,. Even Hamas takes responsibility for its attack. Nor does Hamas deny that one of its primary motives was to stop normalization of relations between israel and other Arab  countries. Hamas leaders have publicly stated that the goal was to prevent peace with the Arab world, because they wanted their political positions to take priority. This is why the Arab world  has not been particularly vocal in its support of Hamas.

Nobody is starving it's the left wing media lies again. 

 

They just want to demonize Jews.

49 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Nobody is starving it's the left wing media lies again. 

 

They just want to demonize Jews.

You make me laugh. Really, educate yourself. I await your, 'they're all antisemitic organisations'.

 

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/more-100-organizations-are-sounding-alarm-allow-lifesaving-aid-gaza

Signatories:  

1. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
2. A.M. Qattan Foundation
3. A New Policy
4. ACT Alliance
5. Action Against Hunger (ACF)
6. Action for Humanity
7. ActionAid International
8. American Baptist Churches Palestine Justice Network
9. Amnesty International
10. Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz
11. Associazione Cooperazione e Solidarietà (ACS)
12. Bystanders No More
13. Campain
14. CARE
15. Caritas Germany
16. Caritas Internationalis
17. Caritas Jerusalem
18. Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
19. Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM)
20. CESVI Fondazione
21. Children Not Numbers
22. Christian Aid
23. Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
24. CIDSE- International Family of Catholic Social Justice Organisations
25. Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud (CISS)
26. Council for Arab‑British Understanding (CAABU)
27. DanChurchAid (DCA)
28. Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
29. Doctors against Genocide
30. Episcopal Peace Fellowship
31. EuroMed Rights
32. Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
33. Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V.
34. Gender Action for Peace and Security
35. Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)
36. Global Witness
37. Health Workers 4 Palestine
38. HelpAge International
39. Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
40. Humanity First UK
41. Indiana Center for Middle East Peace
42. Insecurity Insight
43. International Media Support
44. International NGO Safety Organisation
45. Islamic Relief
46. Jahalin Solidarity
47. Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)
48. Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals (KAMMP)
49. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation
50. MedGlobal
51. Medico International
52. Medico International Switzerland (medico international schweiz)
53. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
54. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
55. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
56. Médecins du Monde France
57. Médecins du Monde Spain
58. Médecins du Monde Switzerland
59. Mercy Corps
60. Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
61. Movement for Peace (MPDL)
62. Muslim Aid
63. National Justice and Peace Network in England and Wales
64. Nonviolence International
65. Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC)
66. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
67. Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
68. Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
69. Oxfam International
70. Pax Christi England and Wales
71. Pax Christi International
72. Pax Christi Merseyside
73. Pax Christi USA
74. Pal Law Commission
75. Palestinian American Medical Association
76. Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
77. Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS)
78. Peace Direct
79. Peace Winds
80. Pediatricians for Palestine
81. People in Need
82. Plan International
83. Première Urgence Internationale (PUI)
84. Progettomondo
85. Project HOPE
86. Quaker Palestine Israel Network
87. Rebuilding Alliance
88. Refugees International
89. Saferworld
90. Sabeel‑Kairos UK
91. Save the Children (SCI)
92. Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
93. Solidarités International
94. Støtteforeningen Det Danske Hus i Palæstina
95. Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER)
96. Terre des Hommes Italia
97. Terre des Hommes Lausanne
98. Terre des Hommes Nederland
99. The Borgen Project
100. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM)
101. The Glia Project
102. The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P)
103. The International Development and Relief Foundation
104. The Institute for the Understanding of Anti‑Palestinian Racism
105. Un Ponte Per (UPP)
106. United Against Inhumanity (UAI)
107. War Child Alliance
108. War Child UK
109. War on Want
110. Weltfriedensdienst e.V.
111. Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

21 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Terrorism by starvation. How barbaric is that!

Thats strange.  I looked up the word terrorism in the dictionary and saw the word Hamas, in block letters. 

15 hours ago, JimCM said:

You know very well Israel have destroyed 95 % of schools, universities and mosques/churches which again you know is a war crime.

You amaze me. Any pro Israeli/Jew with any integrity or morality stopped defending Israel months ago, yet here you and 2 others still are.

With your brothers hiding in them, the heroes they are and wear civilian clothes.  How much is Iran paying you? You should change departments as your cover is up.  Join the fireworks department if you can figure that one out which I doubt.  Or come to NY.  I will send some friends to meet you at the airport.

15 hours ago, bannork said:

CGTN Europe speaks to Ricardo Perez from UNICEF about the dire situation for children in Gaza, with many still living in makeshift tents and enduring harsh winter conditions, leading to hypothermia and even deaths. 

 

4000 children require urgent medical evacuation

9000 children treated for malnutrition in October

Humanitarian crisis worsened by flooding

Children of Gaza exposed to extreme conditions, risks and trauma | Watch

Then their selfish parents should keep their pants on.

28 minutes ago, koolkarl said:

Then their selfish parents should keep their pants on.

If that meant to be a joke, it bombed.

If that meant to be serious, you are an insensitive jerk. 

15 hours ago, JimCM said:

You make me laugh. Really, educate yourself. I await your, 'they're all antisemitic organisations'.

 

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/more-100-organizations-are-sounding-alarm-allow-lifesaving-aid-gaza

 

1. Un Ponte Per (UPP)
2.  

 

   Un Ponte Per had a campaign to bring water to Gaza

 

https://unponteper.it/en/campagna/water-for-gaza/