How Operation Olive Branch helps feed families in Gaza

Operation Olive Branch uses crowdfunding and partners to help Gaza families access food, water, shelter and medical care. Here are four things worth knowing.

1. Hunger remains widespread
   The UN projected that 1.4 million people—67% of Gaza’s population—would face Crisis-level food insecurity or worse between July and December 2026.

2. Food is part of direct support
   Operation Olive Branch says its Family Encampment’s first phase was built for about 300 people across 30 families. Working with Pal Humanity, the camp provides food, water and other essentials. The cook, Amani Alkahlout, also organised cooking for hundreds of families in Rafah and delivered food directly.

3. What the reporting shows
   The campaign identified more than 100 families needing urgent pregnancy, birth or postnatal support amid malnutrition and shortages. Local partners source supplies and deliver help as conditions change.

4. What remains uncertain
   These figures come from Operation Olive Branch’s fundraiser, not an independent evaluation. It does not publish an audited total for meals served, people fed or nutrition outcomes. Direct crowdfunding can help families survive, but it cannot replace safe, large-scale humanitarian access.