WFP unable to bring any food into Gaza in nearly two weeks

The World Food Programme (WFP) said that it has not been able to transport any food supplies into Gaza since 2 March due to Israel's closure of all border crossing points for both humanitarian and commercial supplies.

"Commercial food prices have begun to surge since the 2 March closure of border crossings," the WFP statement said.

"In some cases, prices on staple items such as flour, sugar, and vegetables have increased over 200 percent. Traders have begun withholding goods due to uncertainty over when new supplies would arrive."

The UN agency also said it’s increasingly concerned about food shortages in the occupied West Bank where military activity, displacement, and movement restrictions are disrupting markets and limiting access to food.