In Gaza, bread has vanished from tables and hope is running dry. As the Israeli blockade drags on and aid crossings remain sealed, all bakeries across the Strip have shut down—leaving over two million people, half of them children, facing the terrifying grip of famine. Diesel and flour, once basic lifelines, have become impossible to find.

Abdul Nasser Al-Ajrami, head of Gaza’s Bakery Owners Association, confirmed that not a single bakery remains operational. Even those supported by the World Food Programme were forced to close after flour stocks ran out. Without fuel and humanitarian access, restarting operations is simply not possible. The few remaining supplies in civilian hands are expected to run out within three weeks.

This crisis is not an accident—it is a weapon. Hunger is being used deliberately to punish and break the spirit of a besieged population. Dr Salah Abdul Ati, from the International Commission to Support the Palestinian People, described the situation as genocide carried out with calculated precision. Since the collapse of the ceasefire in March, the occupation has expanded its military campaign, leaving thousands dead and injured—mostly women and children—while tightening its grip on food, medicine, and aid.

Gaza's skies are silent, but the people scream through their suffering. Families are now forced to endure not only the loss of loved ones, but also the slow agony of watching their children starve in silence. The international community’s failure to act has become an indictment of its conscience. The people of Gaza are not pleading for sympathy—they are demanding justice, dignity, and the most basic right to live.