By April 2027, in the Gaza Strip, more than 74,000 children under five years old will suffer from acute malnutrition. The alarm was raised by Save the Children, in light of new data released by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the main global hunger monitoring system.
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The picture painted by the IPC is clear: «After two years of conflict, the October 2025 ceasefire led to tangible progress in humanitarian access and general conditions in the Gaza Strip», but «acute food insecurity remains widespread throughout the Gaza Strip».
Six out of 10 people in crisis (or worse) conditions
«Between mid-April and June 30, 2026, over 1.2 million people (59% of the population) faced crisis or worse conditions», the report continues.
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According to the 5-phase scale used by the IPC to measure the severity of acute food insecurity and malnutrition, the situation would be at least in phase 3, if not worse.
«Conditions are expected to worsen between July and December 2026, with over 1.4 million people (67%) expected to face crisis or worse conditions», the study reads.
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