The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it had delivered its last remaining supplies to kitchens preparing hot meals, which are expected to run out completely within days.

The UN agency warned that it may be forced to halt essential aid to families unless urgent action is taken.

"The situation inside Gaza has reached a breaking point once again: people are running out of ways to cope, and the fragile gains made during the brief ceasefire have collapsed," she added.

Kitchens were the only continuous source of food aid in Gaza for weeks, representing a critical lifeline, even though they only reached half the population with a quarter of their daily food needs.

The World Food Programme also supported 25 bakeries, all of which closed completely on March 31 due to a shortage of wheat flour and cooking fuel. Furthermore, food parcels distributed to families—containing two weeks' rations—ran out that same week.

No humanitarian or commercial supplies have entered Gaza for more than seven weeks, as all major border crossings remain closed.

UN agencies and senior officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have repeatedly appealed for humanitarian access.

The World Food Programme stated that the closure is the longest Gaza has faced, exacerbating the deterioration of already fragile markets and food systems.

Food prices have risen by 1,400% compared to the ceasefire period earlier in the year, while basic food commodities are in short supply.

This raises serious concerns about malnutrition – especially among young children, pregnant and lactating women, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups.

Meanwhile, more than 116,000 metric tons of food aid – enough to feed one million people for up to four months – are ready and waiting to be brought into Gaza by the World Food Programme and its partners once the borders reopen.

The agency stated: "The World Food Programme urges all parties to prioritize the needs of civilians, allow immediate access for aid into Gaza, and fulfill their obligations under international humanitarian law."

It should be noted that since Israel violated the ceasefire on March 18, and particularly over the past week, brutal Israeli attacks on Palestinians have escalated, resulting in the deaths of a large number of civilians and increasing the risk of the complete destruction of what little infrastructure remains.

The dire living conditions of civilians have been exacerbated by displacement orders and the renewed Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has cut off the flow of vital aid desperately needed by civilians.