# UN warns Gaza farming risks rise

> UN says Gaza farmers face growing risks as land access shrinks.
- Title: UN warns Gaza farming risks rise · Vaticannews | Shortify
- Summary: UN says Gaza farmers face growing risks as land access shrinks. UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns increasing restrictions on Gaza agricultural land…
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- Source: Vaticannews — https://vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-10/un-highlights-gaza-farming-risks.html
- Author: Vatican News
- Published: 2026-10-17T15:21:56.328+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: faostat, gaza, palestinian, un, agriculture, land access, gaza farming, religion, world
## UN warns Gaza farming risks rise
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns that increasing restrictions on access to agricultural land in Gaza increases risks to Palestinian farmers.
## Yellow Line expands into western Gaza
The so-called Yellow Line of demarcation, controlled by the Israeli military, continues to expand into western Gaza, limiting farmers’ access to farmland.
## UNICEF reports child casualties
UNICEF says more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured in Gaza in the little over a year since a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced.

> for families mourning the loss of their children, those terrible statistics do not equate with a ceasefire
## Key takeaway

UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns increasing restrictions on Gaza agricultural land threaten Palestinian farmers' ability to plant crops.