The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on 25 April that it has depleted its food stocks in Gaza, warning that humanitarian conditions are deteriorating rapidly as border crossings remain closed for a seventh consecutive week. According to the agency, the last of WFP’s available food supplies were delivered to community kitchens across the Gaza Strip, which have been serving as a primary source of food assistance for many displaced families. WFP explained that these kitchens are expected to run out of food within days. As of 25 April 2025, the kitchens were able to provide meals to roughly half of Gaza’s population, covering only about 25 percent of their daily food requirements. By the end of March 2025, the WFP had to close all 25 bakeries it was supporting because they ran out of wheat flour and cooking fuel. Around the same time, food parcels which are pre-packed boxes or bags containing essential food items like rice, flour, canned goods, cooking oil, and sometimes basic hygiene products meant to last families two weeks were also used up. The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on emergency…
