Ten of 17 bakeries in the Gaza Strip were closed after commercial flour ran out and deliveries were blocked by Israel for more than 10 days, raising fears that more bakeries will close and the bread lines will return. At the same time, the World Food Program reduced monthly aid recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, cut food rations in half and reduced hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000 per day. About 1.4 million people face critical levels of food insecurity, while an average of only 200 trucks enter the enclave every day, a third of the 600 stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.

Ten of 17 bakeries in the Gaza Strip were closed after commercial flour ran out and deliveries were blocked by Israel for more than 10 days, raising fears that more bakeries will close and the bread lines will return. At the same time, the World Food Program reduced monthly aid recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, cut food rations in half and reduced hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000 per day. About 1.4 million people face critical levels of food insecurity, while an average of only 200 trucks enter the enclave every day, a third of the 600 stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.