Suspension by Israel of the entry of goods into Gaza has begun to hit the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while powering can deprive residents, as Palestinian officials said.

The suspension, as Israel said was intended to put pressure on the Hamas Islamist organization in ceasefire talks, applies to imports of food, medicines and fuel.

UN Department of Palestinian refugees UNRWA said the decision to stop humanitarian aid threatens the lives of civilians who have been exhausted after 17 months of “brutal” war. Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents depends on the help, he said.

Hamas describes the measure as a “collective punishment” and insisted that he would not be pressured to make concessions to the discussions.

Abdel Nasser al -Adzrami, head of the Gaza Bakers’ Union, told Reuters that six of the 22 bakeries still operating in the enclave have already been closed due to a lack of throttle.

“The remaining bakeries can be closed in a week or about so much if the oil or flour is over, unless the crossing point is reopened for the flow of goods,” he said.

“The 22 bakeries were not enough to meet the needs of people, with six of them closing now, which will increase the demand for bread and exacerbate the situation,” he said.

Israel suspended the introduction of goods to the enclave last week, aggravating the confrontation for the ceasefire agreement that led to the interruption of hostilities in the past seven weeks.

The measure caused an increase in basic food and fuel prices, forcing many to reduce their meals.

Disposed of her damaged home and living in a tent in Han Juni, 40 -year -old Ganda al -Rakab said she struggled to meet basic needs. Mother of six, she cooks for her family and for her neighbors, sometimes renting an improvised clay oven for a symbolic price.

“What kind of life are we living in? Neither electricity, nor water, no life, we don’t even live a normal life. What else is left here in life?

“Environmental and health risks”

Israel’s attack on Gaza has caused the deaths of at least 48,000 Palestinians since October 2023, according to Gaza Health officials, deprived most of the means of living in most people and turned most of the enclave into ruins.

The war was caused by the cross -border attack that Hamas launched in southern Israel when its fighters killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli reports.

In Israel’s most recent punitive measure, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said yesterday, Sunday, that he ordered Israel’s electricity company not to sell electricity to Gaza – a measure that characterized Hamas as a means of pressure to release hostages.

Israel had discontinued gaza electricity at the start of the war, but this measure would affect a wastewater treatment plant now powered by electricity, according to Israel’s electricity company.

The Palestinian Water Authority stated that the decision resulted in the suspension of a desalination plant that produces 18,000 cubic meters of water daily for the population in central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip.

Mohammed Tabet, a spokesman for the Gaza Energy Distribution plant, told Reuters that the decision would deprive people of clean and healthy water in these areas, exposing them to “environmental and health risks”.

“The decision is catastrophic, municipalities will now be forced to let the sewage go to the sea, which may result in environmental and health risks across the Gaza border,” Tabet said.

He said that there is not enough fuel for the operation of backup generators in desalination and sewage factories.

All supplies provided by the Palestinian Red Crescent are decreasing and is forced to set a limit on the left -wing amount of supplies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Associations told Reuters.

“If it is possible to find eggs and chickens, the prices are launching and are inaccessible to the majority of people in Gaza. A colleague in Gaza spent all day on Friday trying to find chicken to nourish his children and failed to do so,” he said.

It also concerns that the lack of medical supplies and medicines can affect the treatment of patients in mobile clinics, ambulances and a campaign hospital.

Mediators are trying to rescue the ceasefire of fire

The hostilities in Gaza have been stopped since January 19 under a ceasefire agreement and Hamas has exchanged 33 Israelis and five Thai hostages with about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and prisoners.

But the first stage of the 42 -day truce has expired, and Hamas and Israel remain far from broader issues including post -war Gaza and Hamas itself.

Underlining how fragile the ceasefire is, an Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian at the Burrez camp in the central strip of Gaza, according to healthcare. There is no Israeli comment.

Arab mediators, Egypt, Qatar and the US are trying to rescue the ceasefire agreement. They had talks with Hamas leaders and today welcomes Israeli negotiators in Doha.

Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al -Kanaa told Reuters today that the organization remains committed to the original agreement at stages and expects mediators “forced” Israel to launch talks on the implementation of the second stage. The second phase was intended to focus on agreements on the liberation of the rest of the hostages and the departure of Israeli troops from Gaza.

Israel requires Hamas to release the rest of the hostages before the start of the negotiations for the second phase.