Gaza is on the brink of a severe humanitarian crisis, after announcing a severe shortage of pharmaceutical supplies, in addition to the suspension of the work of the only power plant as the Israeli bombing entered its second day on the Strip.
Today, Saturday, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory, Lynn Hastings, appealed to all parties to immediately stop the escalation in the Gaza Strip, to avoid the devastating effects, especially on civilians.
"The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating, and this latest escalation will only make the situation worse," Hastings said in a press statement.
The UN coordinator added that "the fuel allocated to the Gaza power plant is expected to run out today, and the electricity has already been cut off, and it is indispensable to operate basic service facilities, such as hospitals, schools, warehouses and shelters for the displaced, which have also become at risk."
"I am deeply concerned about the continuing and dangerous escalation in and around Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel," she added.
On the other hand, Al-Jazeera correspondent in Gaza reported that UNRWA decided to close all its facilities in the Strip, except for health centers.
Earlier today, the Energy Authority in the Gaza Strip announced that the power plant had completely stopped working today, Saturday, due to the inability to supply the fuel needed for it, as a result of Israel's continued closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south of the Strip.
The Energy Authority said that due to the current circumstances, and the inability to supply fuel to the station, the station's work will be stopped at noon on Saturday.
The number of Palestinian martyrs as a result of the continuous Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip rose for the second day in a row to 15, while warning sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Ashkelon, and the Israeli army ordered to stay in the fortified rooms as a result of the renewed firing of rockets towards Israeli cities and towns.