Gaza - Saba:
Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme Carl Scaw announced on Saturday that the organization "may be forced to close its centers in Gaza if the crossings remain closed."
He said in a statement that "humanitarian aid is piling up at the border, awaiting permission to enter the Strip."
The Gaza Strip is entering its third week without automated bakeries, after more than 50 bakeries stopped operating two weeks ago due to the depletion of flour stocks provided by the World Food Programme.
Citizens are facing severe difficulties in obtaining bread due to the scarcity of fuel and firewood and the high prices of what is available.
This keeps the crisis at a standstill, amid a disturbing international silence regarding the escalating humanitarian disaster in Gaza, amid the ongoing war of extermination.
In a joint statement issued last Wednesday by the heads of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNRWA, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization, the organizations emphasized that no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza for more than a month, leaving more than 2.1 million people suffering from the blockade, bombardment, and renewed hunger.
The statement noted that essential aid, including food, medicine, fuel, and shelter materials, is piling up at crossing points, while vital equipment remains stuck.
The statement noted that 25 bakeries that operated with support from the World Food Programme during the ceasefire were forced to close due to shortages of flour and cooking gas.
The enemy has continued to close all border crossings for more than 41 days, preventing the entry of relief aid, including flour and food supplies.
This comes at a time when all bakeries operating in the Gaza Strip have ceased production, threatening the lives of more than two million Palestinians who rely on food aid for their survival.
At dawn on March 18, 2025, the enemy resumed its aggression and tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, following a two-month hiatus under a ceasefire agreement that entered into force on January 19. However, the enemy violated the terms of the ceasefire throughout the two months.
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