Food prices are on the rise in the Gaza Strip following an incident where armed individuals attacked and looted nearly 100 U.N. aid trucks that had crossed over from Israel. Out of the 109 trucks that entered central Gaza, 97 were violently looted and forced to unload aid at gunpoint, as reported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
The situation has led to critical shortages of flour, resulting in the diminished capacity and closure of U.N.-supported bakeries in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. This has exacerbated the food crisis, endangering the lives of over 2 million people who rely on humanitarian aid for survival.
