Gaza (QNN)- Israel is “systematically and deliberately weaponizing starvation” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by restricting and controlling the entry of goods, exacerbating the suffering of over two million Palestinians after two years of genocide.
In a statement on Sunday, the Gaza Government Media Office said the Strip is experiencing a “systematic, deliberate, and escalating policy of engineered starvation” by Israel through strict control over the entry of essential goods, particularly flour and bread, posing a direct threat to the food security of more than 2.4 million people in Gaza.
In recent months, the Office said, bread production has sharply declined due to a severe shortage of flour, amid tight Israeli restrictions on the entry of goods and humanitarian aid.
The quantities allowed in have not exceeded, at best, 38% of pre-war levels, despite the humanitarian protocol agreement stipulating the entry of 600 trucks daily, an obligation the occupation has failed to meet, the Office added.
It noted that the crisis has further deepened following the suspension of flour support by the World Central Kitchen (WCK), which previously supplied 20–30 tons daily, and the reduction of flour assistance by the World Food Programme from 300 tons to 200 tons per day. Several other organizations have also halted bread and flour support programs, further worsening the humanitarian situation.
According to confirmed data, Gaza requires approximately 450 tons of flour daily, while only around 200 tons are currently available, creating a severe daily deficit.
Around 30 bakeries are currently operating, producing approximately 133,000 bread bundles per day, including 48,000 distributed free of charge and 85,000 sold at subsidized prices through 142 authorized distribution points. However, these quantities remain insufficient to meet the actual needs of the population, particularly amid declining international support, the Office said.
The Office has warned of the “serious risk of the complete collapse of remaining humanitarian support, which would lead to the breakdown of the bread production system and further entrench the occupation’s policy of starvation against civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
The Office said that these “measures constitute a systematic policy aimed at depriving Palestinians of their basic right to food, forming part of a broader genocidal framework.”
The Office pointed to claims made by Nikolay Mladenov regarding the entry of hundreds of aid trucks, saying his “claims do not reflect the reality on the ground and serve as misleading political cover for the tightening blockade; such claims are firmly rejected.”
