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WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #44 (19 January 2025)

Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Source: World Food Programme

Please refer to the attached file.

HIGHLIGHTS

• WFP welcomes the long-overdue ceasefire as a vital first step. Following the ceasefire, WFP trucks started crossing into Gaza via Zikim and Kerem Shalom/Karam Abu Salem crossings, to deliver life-saving wheat flour and ready-to-eat food parcels to those in urgent need. However, much more is needed to reach the desperate and hungry families in Gaza.

• The humanitarian needs in Gaza are immense. Recovery will require a coordinated response, including with agencies like UNRWA which has been delivering lifesaving assistance to nearly two million people deprived of essential services for far too long.

• Open and reliable border crossings are essential, alongside safe and unrestricted access for humanitarian teams to deliver aid across Gaza. With these conditions in place, WFP stands ready to scale-up operations immediately. Around 30,000 mt of food supplies, currently pre-positioned near the borders and en route to Gaza, will enable WFP to support over one million people for the next three months.

Situation Update

• Negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza have materialized with a phased deal to end the 15-month war, marking a potential turning point in the conflict. Following the implementation of the ceasefire on 19 January, WFP trucks have started crossing from Egypt through Kerem Shalom/Karam Abu Salem and Zikim crossings into Gaza.

• The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious; with over 2 million people fully dependent on food assistance, homeless, and without income.