UN Agency Closes Gaza Bakeries as Food Supplies Dwind Under Blockade
The UN food agency closed its last remaining Gaza bakeries due to dwindling supplies under an Israeli blockade, with officials disputing claims that prior aid was sufficient to meet local needs.
Published on April 2, 2025
On April 1, 2025, the United Nations food agency announced it was closing its remaining bakeries in Gaza due to dwindling supplies. The decision comes amid an ongoing Israeli blockade that has critically reduced essential items like flour and cooking oil, directly affecting the production of bread for Gaza’s 2 million residents. Israeli officials have claimed that sufficient aid was delivered during a previous six‐week ceasefire, a claim the UN disputes.
The situation further deteriorates as markets empty, evacuation orders are issued, and heavy bombardments resume in anticipation of a potential ground operation in southern Gaza. These developments, reported by multiple sources including Reuters and the Associated Press, underscore the intensifying humanitarian crisis in the region, with local agencies warning that the already depleted supplies may not last much longer.