رحلة البحث عن "ربطة خبز" في غزة

A severe shortage of flour and fuel has crippled Gaza's bakeries, leaving residents in a desperate daily search for a basic loaf of bread. | Contesto: cronaca

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• رحلة البحث عن "ربطة خبز" في غزة

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GAZA CITY — For weeks, the simple act of buying bread has become an exhausting, hours-long ordeal for residents across the Gaza Strip. A critical shortage of flour and fuel, stemming from tightened restrictions at crossings and broken supply chains, has forced the majority of bakeries to shutter or drastically reduce operations, creating a profound crisis over a fundamental staple of daily life. The crisis is multifaceted, rooted in a severe deficit of essential supplies entering the territory. The primary ingredient, flour, is arriving in quantities far below what is needed to sustain the population. This shortage is a direct result of constraints imposed on the commercial and aid crossings that serve as Gaza's lifelines to the outside world. Simultaneously, the logistical networks that move goods within the Strip have been disrupted, creating bottlenecks that prevent even available supplies from reaching all areas effectively. Compounding the flour shortage is an equally dire lack of fuel. Bakeries and the mills that grind wheat depend on consistent power, which is often unavailable due to Gaza's chronic electricity deficits. To operate their ovens and machinery, bakeries rely on industrial generators, which require fuel. With fuel supplies critically low, many bakery owners face an impossible choice: they cannot run their equipment even if they had the flour to bake. This dual shortage has created a vicious cycle of scarcity, shutting down production at a systemic level. The impact on daily life is immediate and visceral. Long, winding queues form in the pre-dawn darkness outside the few functioning bakeries, with individuals often waiting for hours with no guarantee of securing a single bag of bread. The scarcity has driven up prices on the informal market, placing a heavy burden on families already struggling with widespread poverty and unemployment. For many, bread is not just a side dish but the central component of meals, making its absence a direct threat to food security and nutrition, particularly for children. Community responses have emerged out of necessity. Some families have resorted to baking bread at home using traditional methods, such as...

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