Famine is projected to occur anytime between now and May in northern Gaza, according to a new report released today from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee, a panel of independent international food security and nutrition experts from the United Nations, governments and NGOs, including Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit leader in the movement to end hunger, which has been operating in Gaza since 2005.

In December 2023, the IPC report indicated that 17% of the population was one step away from famine. Today’s report reveals a sharp increase: 50% of households in Gaza are experiencing “Catastrophic” levels of hunger (IPC Phase 5), which is the most severe crisis level. Within the next four months, 7 out of 10 Gazans in the north will be at risk of famine.