{"id":17837,"date":"2025-05-22T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17837"},"modified":"2025-05-22T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:00:17","slug":"starvation-deepens-in-gaza-as-aid-falls-short-and-bread-lines-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/22\/starvation-deepens-in-gaza-as-aid-falls-short-and-bread-lines-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Starvation Deepens in Gaza as Aid Falls Short and Bread Lines Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In Gaza, residents have felt no improvement after the limited entry of food and humanitarian aid in recent days. On the contrary, hunger has worsened as the small food reserves families once had have run out. This has driven growing reliance on charitable \u201ctakiya\u201d (community kitchens), amid the continued closure of bakeries and skyrocketing food prices.<\/p>\n

As forced displacement spreads from northern Gaza and large parts of Khan Younis, crowds now overwhelm the takiya kitchens, where people wait for small portions of basic cooked meals\u2014typically lentils, rice, or pasta.<\/p>\n

Bakeries Still Closed, Flour Unaffordable<\/h3>\n

As of Thursday, Gaza\u2019s bakeries contracted with the World Food Programme (WFP) have not resumed operation since April, after running out of flour and fuel\u2014supplies once provided by the WFP.<\/p>\n

These bakeries, once selling 3 kg of bread for under $1, catered to poor families coping with wartime poverty and unemployment. But due to the Israeli blockade, flour now costs up to $20 per kilogram, a price well beyond reach for most, causing widespread hunger <\/a>that has already claimed the lives of children and the elderly.<\/p>\n

One bakery supervisor in Nuseirat refugee camp confirmed that no flour or fuel has reached them. Their staff is ready to resume work immediately if supplies arrive.<\/p>\n

Despite Israel’s announcement last Monday permitting aid entry, UN agencies warn that the supplies are inadequate. Israel\u2019s current mechanism puts drivers and humanitarian teams at risk, and the UN is calling for unrestricted aid access through open crossings.<\/p>\n

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Aid Bottlenecks and Growing Distrust<\/h3>\n

On Wednesday night, a limited number of flour and aid trucks reportedly entered Gaza, but only reached southern and central regions, as many were denied permits to reach Gaza City.<\/p>\n

There is growing concern over Israel\u2019s plan to hand over all aid distribution to a U.S.-founded body named the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation”\u2014bypassing the United Nations. The UN has refused to cooperate with this initiative, especially after the arrival of private U.S. security contractors in Israel, reportedly to oversee aid distribution under the Israeli plan.<\/p>\n

Soaring Food Prices and Mass Starvation<\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, the cost of basic goods has become extreme:<\/p>\n