Egypt sends flour convoys to address bread crisis in Gaza
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Egypt sent a convoy of 280 trucks carrying flour and food baskets to Gaza to help reopen bakeries and address a severe bread shortage.
The Egyptian Red Crescent sent more than 90 trucks of flour and food baskets on Sunday to the Egyptian Committee in Gaza. The committee then distributes these supplies to bakeries to combat the disruption of bread production.
Over the past week, the Egyptian Red Crescent dispatched more than 190 trucks as part of an ongoing campaign to provide essential supplies to residents. The Gaza Bakers Association reported that 10 out of 17 bakeries in the strip closed their doors on Saturday because they ran out of commercial flour. This occurred after Israeli authorities blocked flour shipments for more than 10 days.
The association warned that more bakeries might stop operating, which could lead to long lines of people searching for bread. The Egyptian State Information Service stated that the Egyptian Committee in the strip is moving trucks loaded with flour to mitigate the shortage and high bread prices. The latest humanitarian convoy, numbered 302, carried more than 3,676 tons of various supplies, including flour, food baskets, medicine, and petroleum products for hospitals and bakeries.
The Egyptian Red Crescent noted that it has delivered over 1 million tons of aid to Gaza with the help of more than 75,000 volunteers.
