GAZA CITY, Palestine – The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Friday said all the bakeries in central Gaza were forced to shut down due to severe supply shortages amid continued war.
“All bakeries in central Gaza have shut down due to severe supply shortages,” the WFP said on X.
The WFP said bread, a lifeline for many families and the only food they can access, “is now slipping out of reach” for residents.
The UN organization warned that “famine remains a serious risk” for people in Gaza, urging the “safe and secure access of vital humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, numerous international and UN groups have called on Israel to facilitate humanitarian aid entry into Gaza in order to avoid a famine.
Israel launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas in October 2023, so far killing over 44,300 people, most of them women and children, and injuring nearly 105,000. (Anadolu)