UN-backed food experts have found better food supplies in Gaza since October’s ceasefire. But they warn 100,000 people still face "catastrophic conditions" of extreme hunger. Last month, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) showed half a million residents — about a quarter of Gaza’s population — lived in famine-affected zones. The IPC calls the highest level of food insecurity IPC Phase 5, meaning "Famine" for areas or "Catastrophe" for households. The latest report found no areas now under famine, but many still in emergency. The UN and humanitarian groups have been able to increase aid deliveries since the ceasefire started. However, the situation remains "highly fragile," and the IPC warns renewed fighting could push Gaza back into famine. Israel’s foreign ministry called the report "deliberately distorted" and said it didn’t show Gaza’s real picture. Cogat, Israel’s military unit managing Gaza crossings, said the weekly food aid trucks exceed UN needs. They criticized the report’s data and said it ignored actual humanitarian aid and conditions. The IPC highlighted severe malnutrition especially in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis. It predicts the number facing worst hunger will drop to 1,900 by April if peace holds. The report cites key problems such as blocked aid, displacement of over 730,000 people, and destruction of over 96% of Gaza’s cropland. Israel had imposed a full blockade on aid to Gaza in March, later eased in May to pressure Hamas to release hostages. UNRWA, the UN agency for refugees, said Gaza’s situation remains "critical" with living conditions still "catastrophic," worsened by winter weather. It called for sustained and expanded humanitarian and commercial access to help Gaza’s people.