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The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that the prices of essential food items in Gaza have soared by over 1000 percent compared to pre-war levels. (Pexels Photo)

By WAM, Philippine News Agency

GAZA – The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that the prices of essential food items in Gaza have soared by over 1000 percent compared to pre-war levels.

In a statement, the WFP highlighted that the hunger crisis is worsening across the region, driven by the ongoing war and the Israeli blockade.

The statement quoted Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying, “The ongoing military operation in northern Gaza has displaced 130,000 people over the past seven weeks.

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