Not only death and destruction: in the Gaza Strip, any possibility of rebuilding an agri-food system that guarantees minimal subsistence is being wiped out.
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Since the ceasefire was declared in October 2025, only 3% of cultivated land has remained accessible, due to the westward expansion of the so-called “yellow line,” which separates the ceasefire zone from the area controlled by the military.
Surveys conducted by the United Nations Satellite Center (Unosat) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that the intact and accessible hectares have decreased from 601 in October 2025 to 448 on June 24. To date, 4,091 hectares – 27% of the arable land in the Strip – are accessible but not intact. The areas around Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis are the most devastated.
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Accessibility to greenhouses has also decreased: 224 hectares (16.6%) available compared to 226 hectares (17.3%) in October 2025.
Rafah records the highest levels of inaccessibility, with 97.2% of arable land and 98.4% of greenhouses inaccessible, while the most extensive material damage is concentrated in North Gaza and the Gaza governorates.
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