Gaza’s bakeries could shut down within a week under Israel’s blockade of all food and supplies [Video]

A charity in northern Gaza has been distributing hot meals to war-weary Palestinians during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Palestinians in Gaza have struggled to feed their families as Israel’s two-week long blockade of Gaza continues. Many have resorted to charities to get hot meals for their children. (AP video shot by Abdel Kareem Hana/Production: Wafaa Shurafa / March 17, 2025)

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sarah El Deeb And Lee Keath The Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s bakeries will run out of flour for bread within a week, the U.N. says. Agencies have cut food distributions to families in half. Markets are empty of most vegetables. Many aid workers cannot move around because of Israeli bombardment.

For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Strip’s population of more than 2 million …