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Gaza families queue for meals after ceasefire
Gaza families still wait hours for one meal a day a year after ceasefire.
In brief
Gaza families still wait hours for one meal a day a year after ceasefire. Gaza families face severe hunger despite ceasefire, with 1.4 million people acutely food insecure. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
Niyaha al-Masri's daily struggle
Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends six hours queueing for food for her family each day.
“Without the kitchen run by humanitarian groups, she and her eight children would have nothing at all”
One year since ceasefire
A year after Hamas-Israel ceasefire was supposed to end hunger in Gaza, widespread food shortages persist.
“It has been a year since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was supposed to allow food to flood into the ruined territory”
Family's meagre meal
Masri brings four containers of rice, lentils and chicken for her family of ten living in a tent.
“This will be the only meal of the day for the family of 10, living in a tent in Khan Yunis”
Husband's injury
Masri's husband, wounded in both legs by an airstrike, cannot go to get food.
“her husband, wounded in both legs by an airstrike, meaning he cannot go and fight with the others to get food”
UN famine declaration
UN declared famine in Gaza in August 2025, but Israel denied it and lifted the declaration by December.
“In August 2025, a United Nations-backed body, the IPC, declared a state of famine in Gaza, though Israel quickly denounced it as a lie”
Food insecurity numbers
1.4 million out of 2.1 million Gazans are acutely food insecure, with 200,000 near famine.
“The most recent figures, from July, show that 1.4 million out of the population of about 2.1 million people are acutely food insecure”
Nutritional risks
Lack of dietary diversity causes health risks, especially for children and pregnant women.
“Dietary diversity is a major food security issue in Gaza. You cannot survive on dry goods and wheat flour and bread alone”
Children's malnutrition
Children suffer from malnutrition, with one son recovering after 2025 famine.
“She said one of her sons suffered from malnutrition during the 2025 famine, although little by little, his condition is improving”
Long-term health effects
Malnutrition causes cognitive and physical impairments that last into later life.
“Repeated bouts of acute malnutrition amongst children is something that human beings just don’t recover from”
The main idea
Gaza families face severe hunger despite ceasefire, with 1.4 million people acutely food insecure.
