‘Not again’: Gaza rushes to stockpile amid Iran war, crossing closures
Al Jazeera
Crossing closures following the Israel-US war with Iran lead to panic buying in Gaza, where residents fear food shortages.
Deir el-Balah/Gaza City – When Hani Abu Issa headed to the Deir el-Balah market on Saturday morning, he was not carrying a long shopping list. He had only intended to buy ingredients for his family’s Ramadan iftar meal, nothing more.
But the sight of crowds gathered in front of grocery shops caught him by surprise and prompted him to ask what was happening.
A passer-by told him that Israel had struck Iran and war had broken out.
Hani was shocked as he watched people around him leaving one after another, carrying sacks of flour on their shoulders, and buying whatever food supplies and goods they could manage.
That was how the first hours of the military confrontation between Israel, joined by the United States, and Iran unfolded in Gaza.
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