Food prices soar in Gaza after looting of almost 100 aid trucks worsens shortages
Briefly

"The amount of aid entering the besieged Palestinian territory has dropped to an 11-month low, official Israeli data says, despite a US ultimatum last month that more humanitarian supplies must reach Gaza's desperate population of 2.3 million people."
"In the northern third of Gaza, where Israeli forces are waging a weeks-long offensive that has killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands, famine conditions may have already set in, experts say."
"About one-third of all aid is also believed to be stolen by armed gangs who resell it at extortionate prices, according to the UN."
"The market fluctuates, but before the war a sack of flour cost 40 shekels and milk powder cost 30 shekels. Now, in the centre and south of the strip, prices have reached 375 shekels and 300 shekels respectively if supplies can be found."
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