A Rs 5 pack of Parle-G biscuits being sold for Rs 2400 in..., it's due to...
It is about the usual everyday snack, the biscuit. The biscuit has become an essential part of life in Gaza. The biscuit that we buy here for five rupees is priced at over two thousand rupees there. As we mentioned that there is a severe shortage of food in Gaza and it is on the verge of turning into a famine. There is hardly any food available there and if it is available, it is being sold at about 500 times the original price. The Parle-G biscuit that costs five rupees in India is being sold for around 2400 rupees. Even the foreign aid is not sufficient for the people.
In a post from Gaza that went viral, a person claimed that Parle G biscuits are being sold for over 24 euros (2,342 rupees). Many people on social media are shocked to learn about it. In Indian markets, the price of these Parle G biscuits is only five rupees.
A person named Mohammad Jawad wrote in his X post: 'After a long wait, I finally got Ravif her favorite biscuits today. Even though the price jumped from €1.5 to over €24, I just couldn't deny Rafif her favorite treat.'
According to Mohammad Jawad, the price of Parle G biscuits in Gaza was previously around 146 rupees. But now it has risen to 2,351 rupees.
Since October 2023, there has been an ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Due to the war, access to food and supplies in Gaza has systematically diminished. Between March 2 and May 19 of this year, the besieged Palestinian territory faced almost complete blockade and only a limited number of humanitarian trucks were allowed to pass, most of which were allowed only after intense international pressure.
Amid the limited access to food and supplies in Gaza, black market activities are also rampant. There are claims that food boxes provided in aid are being sold at expensive rates in the black market.
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