Growing bread queues in Gaza as Israel restricts fuel, flour imports
Gaza is experiencing severe bread shortages due to Israeli restrictions on flour and fuel imports. Long queues have formed as bakeries struggle to meet the rising demand, leaving many residents without access to basic food. The situation is exacerbated by a broader crisis affecting cooking gas supplies and rising prices.
- ▪Bakeries in Gaza are unable to produce enough bread due to dwindling flour imports.
- ▪Residents are forced to wait for hours in long queues for subsidized bread packages.
- ▪The World Food Programme has had to reduce flour supplies to bakeries because of import restrictions.
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Features|Israel-Palestine conflictGrowing bread queues in Gaza as Israel restricts fuel, flour importsBread shortages deepen in Gaza as flour imports dwindle and bakeries struggle to meet rising demand amid fuel scarcity.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA boy carries bags with bread, as Palestinians wait in queues at a distribution point in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 17, 2025 [Haseeb Alwazeer/Reuters]By Mohammed Al TabanPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026Gaza City, Gaza – Standing in a long queue under the beating sun, 14-year-old Muhammed al-Roubi was waiting to buy bread.
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