UNRWA Warns Food Prices In Gaza To Skyrocket

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JAKARTA - UNRWA warned of an unprecedented spike in food prices in Gaza due to the destruction of agricultural land by Israel.

The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned that food prices in the Gaza Strip have skyrocketed to an unprecedented level due to Israeli destruction and seizure of land.

Reported by ANTARA, Saturday, October 18, UNRWA said almost all agricultural land in the Gaza Strip is now "destroyed or inaccessible", so residents lose their sources of income.

This condition also led to food prices hitting record highs after two years of Israel's war which resulted in destroying the welfare of the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza.

The UN agency explained that families in Palestine who previously depended on the harvest from their land in Gaza no longer had sources of income, so they could not afford food, even though it was available on the market.

In an upload on platform X, UNRWA said, "One kilogram of tomatoes that used to cost 60 cents (around Rp9,940), now reaches 15 dollars (around Rp248,350) if it can still be found".

Until the Gaza agricultural sector can be rebuilt, there must be distribution of aid that is channeled completely without obstacles, continued UNRWA.