The Palestinian NGO Network has warned that most community food kitchens in the Gaza Strip will cease operations within days due to the depletion of food supplies from relief organizations — a development that would deprive tens of thousands of families of their only daily meal.

Amjad Al-Shawa, the network’s director, explained that these kitchens provide one meal a day, benefiting around 40–45% of households, but this percentage has been steadily declining due to food shortages and the Israeli targeting of several kitchen sites.

He noted that just days ago, the per-person food share was already less than one loaf of bread per day — a portion that has since shrunk even further. Al-Shawa warned of an impending catastrophe due to the severe shortage of food.

He urged the international community to act immediately to save Palestinians, especially the children.