Gaza Bakeries Close as Flour Supplies Run Out Due to Israeli Blockade

All bakeries in Gaza have been forced to close as flour and other food supplies are running out due to the Israeli blockade on all goods entering Gaza, which was imposed on March 2.

According to The Associated Press, the UN’s World Food Program circulated a memo to aid groups on Monday saying it could no longer operate the 19 bakeries it was operating due to a lack of supplies. Six other bakeries run by the WFP had previously closed.

Abdel Nasser al-Ajrami, the head of Gaza’s bakery owners’ association, announced on Tuesday that all bakeries would be shutting down. “Bakeries will no longer operate until the [Israeli] occupation opens the crossings and allows the necessary supplies to enter,” he said, according to Middle East Eye.