NEW YORK, October 17, 2025 (WAFA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that food prices in the Gaza Strip have risen to unprecedented levels due to Israel’s destruction and seizure of agricultural lands.
In a statement issued Friday, UNRWA said that nearly all farmland in the Gaza Strip have become “destroyed or inaccessible,” leaving families without income and driving food prices to record highs after two years of Israel’s devastating war.
The UN agency explained that Palestinian families who once relied on the produce of their land in Gaza no longer have any source of income and are therefore unable to afford food, even when it becomes available in the markets.
In a post on X, UNRWA said, “A kilo of tomatoes that once cost 60¢, now costs $15 - if found at all.”
It added: “Until Gaza’s agricultural sector can be rebuilt, there must be an unrestricted flow of aid.”
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