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Aid lifelines into northern Gaza cut off, the only bakery in Jabalia burned out

Saturday 12-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The World Food Program (WFP) said on Saturday that critical aid lifelines into northern Gaza have been cut off, as the situation there “has reached a breaking point”, according to the UN.

WFP explained that food distribution locations were shut down in northern Gaza because of Israeli military operations and evacuation orders, in the devastating Israeli war that has been ongoing on the Strip for the 372nd day.

The UN program reported that fire broke out in the only operating bakery in Jabalia after it was hit by Israeli explosive ammunition, noting that escalating violence in northern Gaza has had a “catastrophic impact” on food security, affecting thousands of Palestinian families.

The UN deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, said “Aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months. No one has received food parcels in this month due to constrained access of aid supplies.”

In his daily press conference, Haq cited WFP as saying, “critical aid lifelines into northern Gaza have been cut off, adding that the main crossings into the north have been closed and will be inaccessible if the current escalation continues.”

He explained that WFP has distributed its last remaining food stocks in northern Gaza to partners and kitchens sheltering newly displaced families, but these are barely enough to last two weeks.

The situation in the south is also “at breaking point”, stressing that no food distributions are taking place, while bakeries are struggling to secure wheat flour, putting them at risk of shutting down any day, Haq said.

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