Gaza food supply assessment

The analysis in this report is based on information available as of November 11, 2024.
 

• Across Gaza, currently available data for October indicate that humanitarian food assistance dropped by 50 percent compared to September and the total commercial and humanitarian entries are the lowest amount of food to have entered in a month since the start of the war in October 2023 (according to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [UNRWA] data). 
• Food supply is of greatest concern in northern Gaza, where no food (commercial or humanitarian) entered through the Erez gates from October 2 to 13, contributing to a substantial drop in food availability. When entries resumed, trucks entering were directed to Gaza City, and no supplies were permitted to enter the North Gaza governorate. Several sources have confirmed that no supplies have entered North Gaza since October 2 in what Al Jazeera referred to as a “strict siege.” No plans have been announced by the Israeli government or Israeli Defense Force (IDF) regarding when or if food assistance or commercial food supplies will again be allowed to enter North Gaza.
• An estimated 11,998-13,140 MT of humanitarian food entered Gaza in October compared to an estimated 21,287-23,530 MT in September (this estimate reflects the updated data provided by UNRWA for September). The crucial reductions in supply from September to October are in humanitarian supply through Erez/Erez West (from 13,895-15,358 MT in September to 5,947-6,573 MT in October), and commercial supply through Kerem Shalom (reported at 25,719-28,426 MT in September by UNRWA, and to date only 960 MT reported between October 1 and November 11 by Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories [COGAT]). Though COGAT and UN data continue to diverge, with COGAT reporting higher amounts of MT approved to enter Gaza, both data sets show a significant drop in food entries in October.
• While both UN and COGAT data sources have been consistently updating reported data for the previous month (which generally results in an increase in the estimate of MT of food entered), anecdotal reports from within Gaza support the assessment of significant reductions in available and accessible food supply in October. This includes:
  • News reports in Khan Younis highlighted long lines, insufficient supply, and chaotic scenes at remaining bakeries.
  • Confirmation from multiple news sources and humanitarian partners that no food has entered North Gaza since early October.
• The WFP’s November Market Monitor surveyed conditions in the second half of October and found large proportions of respondents were unable to reach markets (84 percent of respondents in North Gaza, 66 percent in Gaza City, and 60 percent in Khan Younis); no data were reported for Rafah; and all respondent households reported reduced access to food compared to the previous month.
  • The Logistics Cluster reports that looting conditions are worsening at the Erez crossings.