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No olive branch: Natural resource destruction and prospects for restoration in Gaza and the West Bank

2025ElDidi, Hagar; Nehring, Ryan; Ringler, Claudia
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No olive branch: Natural resource destruction and prospects for restoration in Gaza and the West Bank

With a ceasefire declared in the war on Gaza and a peace plan unfolding, attention is turning to the formidable task of rebuilding the Gaza Strip’s shattered infrastructure. Residents continue to face immediate challenges of obtaining water, food, and power. Equally important, the war also accelerated the destruction of the natural resource base essential for producing food in Gaza, with spillovers in the West Bank. According to a June 2024 Interim Damage Assessment by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), this includes the widespread contamination of soils, water, and air; the destruction of agricultural infrastructures, such as trees, greenhouses, wells, and irrigation systems; and estimated damages to more than 95% of Gaza’s croplands (Figure 1).

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2025

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ElDidi, Hagar; Nehring, Ryan; Ringler, Claudia

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ElDidi, Hagar; Nehring, Ryan; Ringler, Claudia. 2025. No olive branch: Natural resource destruction and prospects for restoration in Gaza and the West Bank. IFPRI Blog Post. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/no-olive-branch-the-question-of-natural-resource-destruction-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank/

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Israel

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Gaza Strip; State of Palestine; Middle East; Northern Africa; Agriculture Production; Food Crises

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Gaza’s catastrophe will have long-lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods

2025Vos, Rob; Kim, Soonho
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Gaza’s catastrophe will have long-lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached catastrophic levels since the brief ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war ended March 18. Famine thresholds have been surpassed in many parts of the territory, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis . Increasing numbers of hunger-related deaths among children under 5 are being reported, and nearly the entire population of 2.2 million people now faces high levels of acute food insecurity. About one-quarter of them are facing catastrophic conditions marked by extreme hunger and risk of starvation.

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2025

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Vos, Rob; Kim, Soonho

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Vos, Rob; Kim, Soonho. 2025. Gaza’s catastrophe will have long-lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods. IFPRI Blog Post. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/gazas-catastrophe-will-have-long-lasting-impacts-on-lives-and-livelihoods/

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Israel

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Middle East; Northern Africa; Food Crises; Agriculture Production

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English

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The struggle to get food aid from Egypt to Gaza: Insights from the Egyptian Food Bank

2025Kurdi, Sikandra; Sarhan, Mohsen; Abdelhadi, Ali
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The struggle to get food aid from Egypt to Gaza: Insights from the Egyptian Food Bank

The Gaza Strip has entered a “worst case” food crisis, with its population now facing famine, according to a July 29 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) alert . Responding to growing international outrage over the emergency, two days earlier, Israel said it was reopening humanitarian aid corridors—allowing international organizations to resume convoys—while the Israeli Defense Force announced a daily “tactical pause” on operations in densely-populated Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Mawasi to facilitate aid distribution.

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2025

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Kurdi, Sikandra; Sarhan, Mohsen; Abdelhadi, Ali

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Kurdi, Sikandra; Sarhan, Mohsen; Abdelhadi, Ali. 2025. The struggle to get food aid from Egypt to Gaza: Insights from the Egyptian Food Bank. IFPRI Blog Post. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/the-struggle-to-get-food-aid-from-egypt-to-gaza-insights-from-the-egyptian-food-bank/

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Israel; Egypt

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Middle East; Northern Africa; Food Aid; Social Protection

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English

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No olive branch: Natural resource destruction and prospects for restoration in Gaza and the West Bank
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October 15, 2025

No olive branch: Natural resource destruction and prospects for restoration in Gaza and the West Bank

By Hagar ElDidi, Ryan Nehring, and Claudia Ringler

Addressing the war’s heavy toll on olive trees.

Gaza's catastrophe will have long-lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods
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August 08, 2025

Gaza’s catastrophe will have long-lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods

By Rob Vos and Soonho Kim

A landscape of starvation and ruined livelihoods.

The struggle to get food aid from Egypt to Gaza: Insights from the Egyptian Food Bank
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August 04, 2025

The struggle to get food aid from Egypt to Gaza: Insights from the Egyptian Food Bank

By Sikandra Kurdi, Mohsen Sarhan, and Ali Abdelhadi

With famine looming, deliveries face a gauntlet of obstacles.

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