oPt: Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: World Food Programme Rome/New York – New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remains fragile. While access into Gaza has improved, only one crossing – Kerem Shalom/ Abu Salem – in the south of Gaza remains open, limiting the flow of essential go