# Food affordability fears grow in Gaza as commercial goods stop entering

https://mins.news/en/item/103741

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 20:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/16/food-affordability-fears-plague-gaza-as-israel-halts-commercial-goods?traffic_source=rss

> Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and winter clothing have not entered Gaza for two days amid a tax dispute between local merchants and Hamas. The halt is stoking fears of rising prices in a territory already facing hunger and an economic crisis.

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