• Gaza has been left without any food and essentials entering for the longest period throughout the genocide after Israel’s total blockade
• Flour had run out in warehouses operating in Gaza, causing bakeries, an essential staple of survival for the people of Gaza, to shut.
All bakeries in Gaza have been forced to close due to Israel’s total blockade on the Gaza Strip.
The World Food Programme, which supports the running of 18 bakeries in the Gaza Strip, has announced that it has had to close all its bakeries as a result of the lack of flour in its warehouses.
Bread was the main carbohydrate used in Gaza by the Palestinians to combat malnourishment and starvation, as most meats, fruits and vegetables were unavailable as a result of Israel’s closure of all access points in Gaza.
Abdel Nasser al-Ajrami, the head of Gaza’s bakery owners’ association, said: “The World Food Programme [WFP] informed us today that flour had run out in its warehouses.
“Bakeries will no longer operate until the [Israeli] occupation opens the crossings and allows the necessary supplies to enter.”
This comes after Israel began a complete blockade on Gaza from 2nd March, violating the ceasefire agreement they agreed to in January.
All supplies of food, fuel, medicine and essentials into the Palestinian enclave were blocked from entering for four weeks, the longest continuous blockade since the genocide began 18 months ago.
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said: “All entry points into Gaza are closed. At the border, food is rotting. Medicine is expiring. Vital medical equipment is stuck.
“If the basic principles of humanitarian law still count, the international community must act to uphold them.”
As bakeries closed, markets filled with displaced people running around looking for flour. But little to none was available.
