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Intense conflict, shattered livelihoods and the collapse of essential services continue to leave families in Gaza highly vulnerable to hunger.

More than nine months into an extremely fragile ceasefire, 1.4 million people ¨C two thirds of the population ¨C are still facing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity.

Funding shortages have forced the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third, with half a million people losing access to critical assistance. The cuts come as winter approaches and recent modest improvements in food security remain fragile.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ has warned that up to 90 percent of the population in Gaza could face high levels of acute food insecurity by the end of 2026.

Most people in Gaza have been displaced multiple times and are living amid insecurity, damaged homes, poor sanitation and limited access to safe water. With 80 percent of people still unemployed, many cannot afford the fresh vegetables, fruit, protein and cooking fuel they need for a healthy diet.

In the West Bank, escalating violence, movement restrictions and a deepening economic downturn are pushing more families into crisis. An estimated 900,000 people are food insecure, and one third of families cannot afford a nutritious diet. Funding shortfalls are also affecting ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ operations in the West Bank, with the number of people receiving assistance cut by half ¨C from 400,000 to 200,000 ¨C in September.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ urgently needs US$450 million up to March 2027, to continue supporting vulnerable people in Gaza and the West Bank, and to prevent the fragile gains made since the ceasefire from being lost.