{"id":15160,"date":"2025-04-01T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15160"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:21:29","slug":"gaza-faces-worsening-hunger-as-bakeries-shut-down-amid-israeli-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/01\/gaza-faces-worsening-hunger-as-bakeries-shut-down-amid-israeli-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Faces Worsening Hunger as Bakeries Shut Down Amid Israeli Blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Hunger has overtaken the residents of the Gaza Strip after bakeries operating under the World Food Programme (WFP) shut their doors. This follows a month-long, tightened Israeli siege that has blocked all goods from entering the area\u2014including fuel, cooking gas, and flour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"869\">With the depletion of small remaining stocks of flour, cooking gas needed for ovens, and fuel for powering generators, bakeries across Gaza have been forced to close. Hunger is now gnawing at the population. Storefronts of once-crowded bakeries now stand empty, their ovens silent, removing a vital lifeline for a population already suffering from deep poverty and lacking enough flour to bake bread at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1230\">These bakeries had been selling bread at reduced prices\u2014sometimes for less than its original cost\u2014under agreements with the WFP. Bakery owners covered only labor and operational costs, as flour and gas were provided by the UN. This arrangement allowed residents, even after long waits in lines, to buy about 3 kilograms of bread daily for under a U.S. dollar.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"65\">Bread Scarcity Deepens Gaza\u2019s Hunger Fears<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1547\">Mohammed Sidam, from central Gaza, said the closure of his neighborhood bakery, which he relied on daily, would cause serious problems. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to make bread at home, especially now that we\u2019ve run out of cooking gas and barely have any flour left,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fact, many homes are already out completely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1853\">Speaking while walking through the market near the Nuseirat refugee camp, close to shelter centers, he added that like most families, his depends on bread \u201cto silence the hunger.\u201d With basic food items scarce and those available being sold at inflated prices, \u201cbread is all we have to fill our stomachs.\u201d This is the case for virtually all Gaza residents, who fear a worsening bread crisis if the crossings are not opened soon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5974\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5974 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Gaza Strip\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-danger-of-hastening-famine-in-Gaza.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The danger of hastening famine in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2011\">A Return to Wood-Fired Ovens<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2269\">Many families have been forced to resort to primitive wood-fired ovens to bake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/12\/israeli-starvation-policy-in-gaza-a-daily-struggle-for-a-single-loaf-of-bread\/\">bread<\/a>\u2014methods they have also used to cook meals since their cooking gas ran out due to the long blockade imposed by Israeli authorities following the end of the first ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2440\">Firewood is hard to come by and expensive, and the smoke from these ovens poses health risks to children and the elderly, particularly those with respiratory conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2743\">Abdel Nasser Al-Ajrami, head of the Bakery Owners Association in Gaza, confirmed that all bakeries in the Strip closed due to a lack of flour and diesel. He added that the WFP informed them its flour supplies in Gaza had run out. He warned that the closures will worsen the hunger crisis in the Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2967\">In recent weeks, many food items have disappeared from markets\u2014especially vegetables and meat. What little remains is now sold in small quantities at prohibitively high prices, beyond the financial reach of most residents.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6979\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-famine-in-northern-Gaza.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli war in Gaza Strip\" width=\"768\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-famine-in-northern-Gaza.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-famine-in-northern-Gaza-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-famine-in-northern-Gaza-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-famine-in-northern-Gaza-450x582.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famine in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"2995\">International Warnings<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3130\">Several international and local organizations have warned of the growing risk of famine in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli siege.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3515\">UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said that with aid blocked from entering Gaza since March 2\u2014the longest interruption since the war began\u2014food, clean water, shelter, and medical care have become increasingly scarce. She warned: \u201cWithout these essential supplies, malnutrition, disease, and other preventable dangers will rise, leading to even more avoidable child deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3517\" data-end=\"3697\">The World Food Programme also warned that thousands of Gaza residents are once again facing acute hunger and malnutrition as food stocks dwindle and crossings remain closed to aid. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described the deteriorating situation: \u201cEverything in Gaza is running out\u2014supplies, time, and life,\u201d noting that the space where families can survive is shrinking as Israel issues new displacement orders daily.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7846\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7846 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"UN agencies and humanitarian organizations have issued urgent warnings about the deteriorating situation in Gaza\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-famine-in-Gaza-Strip.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A survey of 35 humanitarian organizations reveals Israel&#8217;s systematic obstruction of aid to Gaza since the ICJ ruling in 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"3997\">The Flour Crisis<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3999\" data-end=\"4315\">Eyad, known as &#8220;Abu Samer,&#8221; struggled to borrow a few kilograms of flour from a neighbor\u2014just enough to get by temporarily. He said he can\u2019t do that again, as families barely have enough for themselves. His home has been out of flour for a week, and he had been relying entirely on local bakeries to feed his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4317\" data-end=\"4567\">He stressed that the prolonged closure of the crossings is worsening the crisis not just for his family, but for all his neighbors and relatives. He also mentioned that he has not received any food aid from humanitarian organizations for a long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4794\">The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) recently warned that the situation in Gaza is &#8220;extremely concerning&#8221; due to the drastic reduction in aid distributions caused by the extended blockade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"5079\">Amjad Shawa, head of the Palestinian NGOs Network, stated that the Strip has entered a new phase of famine due to the siege. \u201cWe have reached an unprecedented level of humanitarian disaster,\u201d he said, accusing the Israeli occupation of deliberately endangering civilian life in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Hunger has overtaken the residents of the Gaza Strip after bakeries operating under the World Food Programme (WFP) shut their doors. This follows a month-long, tightened Israeli siege that has blocked all goods from entering the area\u2014including fuel, cooking gas, and flour. 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