Gaza families fear food shortages as Israel halts commercial shipments

Gaza City, Gaza — Prices of basic goods are rising daily in Gaza, as Israeli restrictions on the import of commercial goods entered their fifth consecutive day.Families already suffering from the siege on the enclave have started stocking up on goods they can still find, for fear of imminent shortages and continued price increases.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN warns nearly 1 million in Gaza face flood risks as winter approacheslist 2 of 3What has Trump’s Board of Peace achieved in a year since Gaza ‘ceasefire’?list 3 of 3Maps show how Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gazaend of listThe cost of flour, eggs, onions and other staples has sharply increased since Wednesday, when Israel said that commercial goods would no longer enter Gaza. This comes amid a dispute over fees involving Palestinian merchants and Hamas, which still has some authority in the strip.Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been plunged into poverty since Israel began its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023. The price of basic goods has soared, as incomes have shrunk due to the war and Israel’s tightened siege.Residents without the means to buy in bulk will ...