Khaberni - The food crisis in the Gaza Strip is worsening as aid is reduced for about half a million Palestinians due to declining international funding, amidst continued Israeli restrictions despite the ceasefire agreement signed on October 10, 2025.
The food crisis adds to the suffering of about 1.9 million displaced Palestinians living in derelict tents and unqualified shelters, amid fears of their situation worsening with the approaching winter.
Israel has allowed only 33.7% of the trucks and goods that were supposed to enter since the ceasefire took effect, missing about 150,000 trucks, according to the government media office in Gaza.
These developments occur amid Palestinian and human rights accusations of Israel taking advantage of the international community's preoccupation with regional crises and electoral obligations to tighten the siege and escalate the starvation policy.
Escalation of the starvation policy
The Palestinian authorities accuse Israel of not adhering to the agreed quantities, leading to the continued shortage of basic goods more than a year after the agreement.
In this context, Ismail Thawabteh, the Director-General of the Government Media Office in Gaza, warned of the worsening food crisis with the continued shortage of flour and fuel and the closure of bakeries.
Abdul Nasser Ajrami, Head of the Bakers Association, said that the shortage of commercial flour led to the closure of 10 out of 17 bakeries, warning of other bakeries stopping operations.
Meanwhile, Nahed Shuheiber, President of the Private Transport Companies Association in Gaza, said the markets suffer from a shortage of essential food items, including potatoes, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Reduction of humanitarian aid
Parallel to the Israeli restrictions, the residents of Gaza face an additional crisis due to the reduction of humanitarian aid caused by a decline in international funding.
On October 19, 2023, the World Food Programme announced a reduction in its food aid, leading to a decrease in the number of beneficiaries by about half a million people.
The Ministry of Social Development in Gaza said that the reduction in aid threatens poor families, widows, orphans, the elderly, the disabled, and the displaced.
Since October 2023, Israel has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, resulting in more than 74,000 martyrs and over 175,000 injured Palestinians.
The war also caused destruction affecting about 90% of the civilian infrastructure, including productive and agricultural facilities, which increased the residents' reliance on supplies coming from outside the sector.
