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Spread of Gaza famine averted but situation 'fragile'
Western Mail
|December 20, 2025
THE spread of famine has been averted in Gaza, yet the situation remains critical with the entire strip still facing starvation, the world’s leading authority on food crises said.
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The new report by The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, comes months after the group said famine was occurring in Gaza City and likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to humanitarian aid restrictions.
There were “notable improvements” in food security and nutrition following an October ceasefire and no famine has been detected, the report said.
But the IPC warned the situation remains “highly fragile” and the entire Gaza Strip is in danger of starvation with nearly 2,000 people facing catastrophic levels of hunger through April. In the worst-case scenario, including renewed conflict and a halt of aid, the whole strip is at risk of famine.
Needs remain immense and sustained, expanded and unhindered aid is required, the IPC said.
This story is from the December 20, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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