Hamas moves to control goods prices in Gaza after Israel suspends deliveries

We are afraid that Netanyahu or Trump will launch a war more severe than the previous war,

said Abeer Obeid, a Palestinian woman from northern Gaza

It’s imperative that aid access is now immediately resumed. With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less,

Kitchen said

If it was enough, we wouldn’t have had infants dying from exposure because of lack of shelter materials and warm clothes and proper medical equipment to treat them,

she said

The traders are massacring us, the traders are not merciful to us,

he said

The kitchen's administration prepared a plan for the month of Ramadan, but the closure of the crossings has disrupted all the plans,

said one of the organizers, Abu Omar

On the first day of Ramadan, we served approximately 1,200 to 1,400 portions of meat and rice, but the closure of the crossings and the disappearance of goods in the markets led to us serving 'mujadara' (a rice and lentil dish) and soups today,

Abu Omar told Reuters

Punishing junior sellers in markets is good, but Hamas must act against the big merchants who control what we eat,

said one witness, asking not to be named for fear of retribution

The Kerem Shalom, Erez and Zikim crossings have been closed for cargo,

the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said

For the third day in a row, Israeli forces have blocked the entry of food and medical aid, further exacerbating the suffering of 2.4 million people,

it said in a press statement

International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid,

he said

There is a lot of fear, today there are a lot of people buying food supplies and prices have risen a lot,

Belal al-Helou told AFP at a crowded street market in Gaza City

We were able to get a few trucks in during the six weeks of ceasefire, but it's no panacea" for the humanitarian situation

Seguin told AFP Monday

The supplies are there but Hamas don't share,

Mencer told journalists

Today a kilo of sugar costs 10 shekels or 12 shekels,

he said roughly $3, and more than twice the price before the war

We are concerned that if drug supplies would be maintained in trucks for months at end, and exposed to the sun, it could shorten the lifespan of medicines and decrease the efficiency of the drugs

said Seguin

Any further challenges to access to food and access to clean water could have devastating consequences. The spike in food and good prices is creating fear and uncertainty

Caroline Seguin, MSF emergency coordinator, in Gaza told Reuters

We have warehouse capacity for now, but we cannot be sure how long that will continue

operations coordinator for the IFRC in Egypt, Jurgen Hogl, told Reuters

It's costly for us to keep aid in warehouses or packed up on trucks, waiting in queues

NRC spokesperson Shaina Low told Reuters

Much of what has come in over the past few weeks has already been distributed...Now, already we are seeing price increases

a U.N. official in Gaza told Reuters

That has severe health implications in the conditions now in Gaza,

Shawa said