WFP Palestine Food Security Analysis - Market Monitor - Palestine, September 2025

Key findings - Gaza Strip

• During September, prices of essential food items like wheat flour, rice, chickpeas and sugar remained largely stable in the markets of the Gaza Strip with slight changes of their prices from week to week.
• Wheat Flour prices stabilized during September at around 7-9 NIS per kg and 160-180 per 25 kg bag in Gaza City and Deir Al-Balah, while in Khan Younis the same bag was being sold per 150 NIS. It is worth noting that all of these are cash prices and when paying digitally the prices go up by an average of 35 percent.
• The digital payment fees were still stable during September at around 35 percent after reaching unprecedented highs in the previous months.
• With the expanded military operation in Gaza City, the situation on the ground is deteriorating quickly with many people being forced to leave and head south.
• The Zikim crossing in northern Gaza remains closed since September 12 , with the aid and commercial trucks entering only through the Kisufim and Karam Abu Salem crossings.
• According to the numbers provided by the Gaza Chamber of Commerce & Industry there was a somewhat steady flow close to the daily average of commercial trucks this month with an average of 40 commercial trucks per day from August 18 until September 17.
• Main commodities in the aid trucks were wheat flour, food parcels and tents, whereas in the commercial trucks there were also food items including some kinds of fruits and vegetables.
• The price of most commodities, including fresh produce such as potatoes and dry opinions prices fluctuate on a daily basis, based on their availability either from commercial or humanitarian sources, with very minimal local production currently available.
• Households face extreme food insecurity, averaging just 1.5 meals per day, with 54 percent reducing meal size and 83 percent reduced meal numbers. In the past month, at least once, 92 percent went to bed hungry, 88 percent completely ran out of food, and 29 percent went a full day without eating. Moreover, 81 percent faced safety risks while trying to access food.
• In the absence of cooking gas, nearly two-thirds of households resorted to burning waste to prepare food, posing significant health and safety risks.

Key findings - West Bank

• As of 15 September, 186 Palestinians have been killed in conflict-related incidents in the West Bank since the start of 2025.
• In August 2025, food prices remained stable or declined, largely driven by reduced consumer demand due to falling purchasing power, except for the price of cucumbers which increased by 15 percent, and the price of chicken and eggs which both increased by 1 percent, compared to July 2025.
• Israeli forces have installed at least 27 new closures across the West Bank, including 18 road gates. While open now, these gates pose a serious risk of movement restrictions if closed – potentially further disrupting access to services, workplaces, and key road arteries such as Road 60.
• In the West Bank, the latest available data is for Q2-2025, and it shows that the unemployment rate reached 28.6 percent; a modest decline from its peak of 35 percent at the onset of the conflict, attributable to modest improvements in the local economy.
• The fiscal position of the PA has continued to deteriorate, driven by economic volatility and an increase in Israeli deductions from clearance revenues. These monthly deductions rose to over NIS450 million in 2025 (equivalent to roughly US$128 million), roughly doubling the preconflict average, which resulted in a more than 50 percent decline in the PA’s primary source of income.
• Over 2,780 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces or settlers across the West Bank since January 2025, including nearly 500 by Israeli settlers, a 39 percent increase in overall injuries and a two-fold increase in injuries by settlers compared with the same period in 2024.
• In the West Bank, the CPI in August decreased by 0.3 percent compared to July, with also a 1.6 percent decrease compared to August 2024, and saw no change when compared to pre-crisis CPI (September, 2023). Food CPI in the West Bank also witnessed a decrease by 0.7 percent compared to July; a decrease by 6.7 percent compared to August 2024 and a decrease by 4.5 percent compared to pre-crisis levels (September, 2023).