File Photo: Palestinians line up to buy subsidised bread from a bakery in Gaza City. AFP
The day before the reopening, the price of a bag of 15 loaves of pita bread had climbed above $13.
“In my house, there is not a morsel of bread, and the children are hungry,” said Sultan Abu Sultan, who was displaced from northern Gaza during the war.
The amount of aid entering Gaza plunged in October as Israel launched a major offensive on the north, where experts say famine may be underway.
Hunger is widespread across the territory, even in central Gaza where aid groups have more access. Humanitarian organizations say Israeli restrictions, ongoing fighting and the breakdown of law and order make it difficult to deliver assistance.
Israel’s offensive, launched after Hamas’ October 2023 attack, has displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people. Hundreds of thousands are crammed into tent camps with little in the way of public services and are reliant on international food aid.
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