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HIGHLIGHTS
• After more than two months of conflict, half of the population of Gaza is now facing severe hunger. The latest food security assessment findings show that, in Northern areas, 90 percent of people in Gaza have gone a full day and night without eating. Of those, up to 20 percent have gone 10 out of 30 days without food. In southern areas, one in every two people rely solely on humanitarian assistance to feed their families.
• Upon visiting Gaza on 8 December, WFP Deputy Director Carl Skau witnessed its dire situation with only a fraction of the needed food supplies coming in, absence of fuel, communications interruptions and lack of security for humanitarian staff and civilians at food distributions, hindering WFP operations. Renewed hostilities have further restricted aid efforts, pushing humanitarian operations towards collapse.
• The opening of Kerem Shalom crossing for humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza on 17 December is a long-awaited step to increase the flow of aid into Gaza, which allowed WFP to increase its distributions. However, humanitarian aid alone is not enough. WFP appeals for commercial supply corridors to be restored.
• As needs are soaring, WFP requires a minimum of USD 314 million to sustain its emergency response for up to 1.1 million affected people until April 2024. The response is currently 50 percent funded.