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UN Food Aid in Gaza Exhausted as Blockade Enters Eighth Week

The World Food Programme warns of a looming famine as Gaza’s last aid kitchens prepare to shut down, with no humanitarian supplies allowed to enter since March 2.

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Palestinians mourn over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as they brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
FILE PHOTO: A girl puts a pot to her head as Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Overview

  • The World Food Programme has completely depleted its food stocks in Gaza, with local hot-meal kitchens expected to run out of supplies within days.
  • No humanitarian or commercial goods have entered Gaza for more than seven weeks, marking the longest closure in the territory's history.
  • Food prices in Gaza have surged by 1,400%, and over one million children face hunger daily as aid blockages persist.
  • Israeli airstrikes continue to claim lives, with at least 78 Palestinians reported killed in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza health officials.
  • A Hamas delegation is in Cairo for ceasefire talks, proposing a five-year truce and a one-time release of hostages, but negotiations remain stalled.