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Gaza bakeries to close down next week

Palestine Information Center – 06/12/2010

GAZA — Palestinian officials warned on Monday of complete stoppage of bakeries in the Gaza Strip by next week after wheat supplied through Israeli-controlled commercial crossings ran out of stock.

Importers of wheat said that the wheat crisis was the result of the new Israeli procedure of cutting down the days during which wheat is allowed into the Strip.

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) had earlier decided to allow import of wheat and fodder for only two days out of three in which the Mintar crossing operate weekly with one day allocated for both commodities and the other for construction material for international agencies operating in Gaza.

Abdul Nasser Al-Ajrami, the head of the society of bakers in Gaza, said that the new measure led to acute shortage in wheat and fodder that would exacerbate in the few coming days.

Ajrami told the German news agency (DPA) that the bakeries in the Strip have been facing shortage in wheat supplies.

He underlined that Gaza needs 500 tons of wheat daily while the IOA allows entry of less than that quantity per week, which led to the gradual shortage.

The IOA used to supply the Strip with 3200 tons of wheat weekly over two months ago but now it only allows 25% of the aforementioned amount.

December 7, 2010 - Posted by | Subjugation - Torture

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  1. Add this to the rest of their miseries… something big is going to slam israHELL.

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    JOYCE's avatar Comment by JOYCE | December 7, 2010 | Reply


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