Israeli attack destroys building in Gaza one year into ‘ceasefire’
An Israeli strike destroyed a residential building in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City.
A year after the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel, families in Gaza continue to face severe hunger. Niyaha al-Masri, a Gazan mother with eight children, spends hours queuing to receive one meal a day from a community kitchen. This has been the norm since the ceasefire though widespread hunger persists. Al-Masri and her family, living in a tent, receive only one meal per day, consisting of rice, lentils, and a small amount of chicken.
They have no breakfast or dinner. The situation has been so dire that the IPC declared a state of famine in Gaza in August 2025, although Israel dismissed it. However, the UN lifted this declaration by December, attributing the improvement to the influx of supplies following the ceasefire. Despite the ceasefire, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains unstable.
Shaun Hughes of the UN's World Food Programme states that "1.4 million out of the population of about 2.1 million people are acutely food insecure", with 200,000 of them "just one step below famine". The food provided is often nutritionally inadequate, posing a threat to the health of the residents, especially children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.
Malnutrition weakens the immune system of children, making them vulnerable to illnesses and stunting their growth. The situation is so dire that one of al-Masri's sons suffered from malnutrition during the 2025 famine, although he is gradually improving. The children of al-Masri, aged between three and 14, dream of eating fruits, but their family cannot afford them. The situation is described as "shameful" by Hughes.
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