The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that the recent increase in food deliveries to Gaza remained largely insufficient to stem the risk of famine. "We are receiving a little more food. We are moving in the right direction... but it is not enough to ensure that people are not malnourished and do not starve to death," its executive director, Cindy McCain, told Reuters.
Currently, around 100 trucks of food aid enter the Palestinian enclave every day, according to the WFP. But this figure remains far below the approximately 600 daily trucks deemed necessary to meet the urgent needs of the population, weakened by months of war and blockade.
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, 514 Gazans are directly threatened by famine. However, Israel disputes these findings, arguing that the situation does not meet the thresholds defined by the international organization.
Cindy McCain said she hoped for improved humanitarian access after meeting with the Israeli army chief. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office also said an agreement had been reached to increase aid flows in the coming days.
Despite these commitments, humanitarians emphasize that current deliveries remain far below needs, while malnutrition and shortages of essential commodities worsen weekly. The WFP emphasizes the urgent need for increased international mobilization to prevent the humanitarian crisis from spiraling into widespread famine.
