- Title: Palestinians say they are struggling to obtain bread amid aid halt
- Date: 1st April 2025
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (APRIL 1, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING / SHOP FRONTS VARIOUS OF EMPTY SHELVES INSIDE CLOSED BAKERY (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DIRECTOR OF THE BAKERIES ASSOCIATION IN GAZA, ABDUL NASSER AL-AJRAMI, SAYING: "The crisis at the bakeries started a few days ago after the World Food Programme, which we work with, informed us that the programme will stop due
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- Keywords: Gaza Gaza City Hamas Israel Palestinians WFP aid bakeries bread food
- Location: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- City: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001335801042025RP1
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- Story Text: Palestinians in Gaza said on Tuesday (April 1) they were struggling to obtain bread, with some bakeries unable to meet their needs, due to lack of flour, fuel and other necessities.
One bakery was seen empty after having ceased operations in Gaza City.
Director of the bakeries association in Gaza, Abdul Nasser Al-Ajrami, said they were informed by the World Food Programme (WFP) that "the programme will stop due to several reasons" including the closure of the border crossings and the lack of "stock, whether it is flour, sugar, salt or diesel".
In a post on X, WFP said on Monday (March 31) it has "roughly enough food in Gaza to support our operations for a maximum of two weeks".
"WFP currently supports bakeries to produce bread, kitchens cooking hot meals, and the distribution of food parcels directly to families - each facing record low stocks inside the Strip," it added.
Israel's suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while a cut in the electricity supply could deprive people of clean water, Palestinian officials said last month.
The suspension, which Israel said was aimed at pressuring militant group Hamas in ceasefire talks, applies to food, medicine and fuel imports.
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said on Friday (March 28), that stocks of food and medical supplies are running out very fast as the Israeli authorities have blocked aid from crossing into the enclave since March 2.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it would not allow the entry of all goods and supplies into the enclave until all remaining hostages were released.
Israel launched its campaign in Gaza following an attack by Hamas-led gunmen on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023 in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.
The military campaign has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities.
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