On the ground in Gaza
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip have caused catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity. The following reports provide an analysis of the food security situation in the region.
IPC Special Snapshot
GAZA STRIP: Humanitarian assistance drives food security and nutrition gains, but conditions remain highly fragile
07/2026
Additional considerations from the Famine Review Committee relating to Gaza analyses
Famine Review Committee: Gaza Strip
12/2025
IPC Brief
IPC Global Initiative - Special Brief
IPC acute food insecurity analysis October 2025 - April 2026
12/2025
Overview of the damage and land availability
- Land availability for cultivation in the Gaza Strip as of April 2025
- Agricultural Damage Assessment in the Gaza Strip from October 7th 2023 to September 1st 2024
- Overview of the damage to agricultural land and infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 15 February 2024
- Overview of the damage to agricultural land and infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
Damage to greenhouses
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 5 October 2025
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 30 April 2025
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31st of December 2024
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 September 2024
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 23 April 2024
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 15 February 2024
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
- Damage to greenhouses due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 December 2023
Damage to agricultural infrastructure
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 30 April 2025
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2024
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 September 2024
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 20 May 2024
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 15 February 2024
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
- Damage to agricultural infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 December 2023
Damage to agricultural wells
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 30 April 2025
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2024
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 September 2024
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 20 May 2024
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 15 February 2024
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
- Damage to agricultural wells due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 December 2023
Damage to cropland
- Damage to cropland categories due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 28 September 2025
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 30 April 2025
- Damage to cropland categories due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 30 April 2025
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31st of December 2024
- Damage to cropland categories to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31st of December 2024
- Damage to cropland categories due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 September 2024
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 September 2024
- Damage to cropland categories due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 20 May 2024
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 20 May 2024
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 15 February 2024
- Annual cropland category map of the Gaza Strip 2023
- Cropland category map of the Gaza Strip from June–September 2023
- Cropland category map of the Gaza Strip from February–May 2023
- Crop type map of the Gaza Strip 2023
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31st December 2023
- Damage to cropland due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 1 December 2023
Damage to tree plantations
Damage Assessment of Solar Panels
Publications
A rapid geospatial damage assessment of the 2023 conflict in the Gaza Strip on agricultural land and infrastructure
01/2024
The ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on 7 October 2023, leading to Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. Within two months, over 85 percent of Gaza's population was displaced, severely impacting agriculture. FAO conducted two assessments of agricultural damage during the conflict.
Presentation
Related links
Report: Gaza Strip Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment – European Union, United Nations and World Bank
IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
The farmers working to feed Gaza by UN Humanitarian
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza