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HIGHLIGHTS
• The situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate, with families without able-bodied members the most at risk of severe malnutrition. Women and persons with disabilities in particular are struggling to feed their children. To this end, WFP resumed digital voucher distributions in Gaza on 26 August after a five-month pause, reaching 22,500 people so far—including vulnerable groups—with ongoing efforts to meet the full target of 66,000.
• WFP and partners continue to transport and collect food at crossings, but violent crowd dynamics and convoy attacks make delivery nearly impossible and put civilians and staff at risk, preventing WFP from conducting organized distributions. This is exacerbated by congestion at entry points and supply shortages.
• Only a ceasefire will ensure the necessary conditions to allow a massive, large-scale response to prevent famine from spreading further. The previous ceasefire has proven that famine-like conditions can be reversed if access and safety are guaranteed to reach people in need. Humanitarian actors need to be enabled to resume distributions at scale.