Nearly half of Gaza households report going to bed hungry: WFP

• Forty-six percent of surveyed households in Gaza said they had gone to bed hungry at least once in the previous 30 days.
• WFP says an average of 217 trucks have entered Gaza daily since last year’s ceasefire, well below the 600 trucks stipulated under the agreement.

Nearly half of surveyed households in the Gaza Strip reported going to bed hungry at least once over the previous 30 days, according to the latest food security analysis by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

The August assessment found that 46 percent of households experienced at least one night without enough food. Seven percent said they had gone to bed hungry more than 10 times during the same period.

Half of the surveyed households also reported completely running out of food at least once.

The findings highlight the continued severity of food insecurity across the Gaza Strip, where access to food remains heavily constrained.

WFP said 21 percent of surveyed households were eating only one meal a day, while about 38 percent had reduced the number of meals they consumed daily.

Seventeen percent said adults in the household restricted their own food intake every day to prioritize feeding children.

The measures reflect the extent to which families are being forced to reduce food consumption as supplies remain limited and prices rise.

Three-quarters of surveyed households reported difficulties accessing markets. WFP identified cash shortages and high food prices among the main barriers preventing families from obtaining sufficient food.

Access to food has also remained severely restricted by limitations on the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip.

According to WFP, an average of 217 trucks per day have crossed into Gaza since last year's ceasefire, far below the 600 trucks per day stipulated under the ceasefire agreement.

The gap has contributed to persistent shortages and placed further pressure on households already struggling to secure basic food supplies.