The figures were shared at a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), a forum that coordinates international aid to the Palestinians, by the Council of Peace and described as based on UN reporting.
Children aged 6 to 59 months admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition rose from 2,807 cases in January 2025 to a peak of 17,384 in August 2025, before declining steadily to 3,043 in March 2026, a decline of about 83%, according to the data.
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The figures challenge the rapidly spreading narrative that Gaza is facing widespread famine, a claim that is gaining increasing attention in the global media and shaping international pressure on Israel.
Gazans carry food aid dropped by Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. (TPS-IL)
The dataset also indicates that most remaining cases are now classified as ‘moderate’ or associated with chronic medical and genetic conditions that require long-term support.
Separate figures presented at the same meeting, collected by the Council of Peace, show a sharp increase in the delivery of humanitarian aid following the establishment of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in October 2025. The US-led, multinational hub, located in Israel, is designed to manage the post-war stabilization of Gaza.
The Civil-Military Coordination Center oversees relief efforts, monitors a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and coordinates efforts with 60 countries and organizations.
The figures show that weekly truck deliveries to Gaza increased from about 1,300 to 4,200, while the percentage of trucks diverted en route fell from about 90% to just 1% after the Civil-Military Coordination Center.
The number of people reached with food assistance increased from approximately 400,000 before the establishment of the Civil-Military Coordination Center to approximately 2.1 million post-coordination centers.
And yet, according to HonestReporting, a US-based pro-Israel media watchdog, April has seen a spike in reports of “manipulated hunger” in Gaza, with the story spreading from Hamas-linked channels to mainstream platforms within days.
“On April 13, our team began seeing reports of soda and Nutella entering Gaza, at the same time that Doctors Without Borders accused Israel of attempting to ‘destroy living conditions,’” said Jacki Alexander, CEO of HonestReporting. “We used our own AI tool to identify whether this was part of a broader pattern, and that analysis formed the basis of our memo.”
“Since then, we have seen continued use of famine-related language on social media and ideologically aligned media,” Alexander said. “Content claiming mass starvation has been viewed millions of times, and the story has expanded to include allegations about blocked medical supplies.”
According to the HonestReporting report, the messages quickly escalated, with viral posts claiming bakeries were forced to close, food supplies were critically low and an “entire generation” of children were suffering irreversible harm. The story, the report claimed, was further amplified by reporting in Drop Site News, Middle East Eye, Mondoweiss and Al Jazeera English, among others.
“Hamas understands that its best leverage is information war,” Alexander said.
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President Donald Trump participates in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts during the 56th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Goldberg argued that the timing of the famine claims is linked to increasing pressure on Hamas to disarm and to broader diplomatic efforts involving the United States, Arab states and international partners.
“One of those weapons is trying to revive a story about famine,” he said.
Hamas, according to Goldberg, is trying to “undermine” a coalition involved in shaping Gaza’s post-war future and prevent consensus on next steps.
“Hamas is the isolated party and they do not want to disarm,” he said.
Goldberg said that unlike earlier stages of the war, current conditions make it more difficult to realize such claims.
“You now have a months-long ceasefire, and the UN and other partners have been directly involved in the humanitarian efforts,” he said.
“They all have the data… and they are all in a position where Hamas will find a wall because of its disinformation tactics,” he added.
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Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on November 19, 2025, coordinating with Israeli counterparts to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza. (Ahikam Seri/AFP)
“What worked against Israel alone a year ago may not work so well against an entire coalition,” Goldberg said.
“According to the UN, that’s somewhere between 115 and 130 trucks per day,” the official said, emphasizing that recent aid levels have significantly exceeded that threshold.
The official said that despite temporary disruptions during the conflict in Iran, border crossings quickly reopened and aid volumes returned to high levels, arguing that current accusations of famine are “completely false.”
“That’s impossible with the amount of aid coming in,” the official said. “There is no shortage of food in the Gaza Strip for a long time.”
Hamas has repeatedly tried during the war to portray “a deliberately false narrative about the collapse of the humanitarian system” in Gaza to increase international pressure on Israel and shape the negotiations, COGAT said.
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According to an IDF spokesperson, the World Food Program aid is positioned at the Erez crossing on the Israel-Gaza border. (IDF spokesperson)
A security official said Hamas is intensifying such campaigns as diplomatic pressure mounts.
“Hamas is trying to buy time and is using all means to maintain its grip on power,” the official said. “Every time negotiations for an agreement take place, Hamas intensifies false campaigns about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip to secure international support through fabricated crises.”
