Serious fears of famine in the Gaza Strip, which is being subjected to an unprecedented Israeli war, are emerging amid repeated warnings from local authorities and UN agencies.
The Ministry of Interior in Gaza says that all bakeries in Gaza governorate and north have stopped working due to the lack of fuel and flour, but the main reason is due to the imposed Israeli blockade and the continuous heavy shelling on the Strip, which led to the destruction of a number of bakeries.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was dealing with 23 bakeries in Gaza but currently there was only one.
The UN has previously reported that nine bakeries working with it are supplying bread to residents, and warned that some would close within days due to running out of fuel and water cuts.
The catastrophic landscape doesn't stop there; it's further complicated as Israel cuts off water supplies, plants are damaged, wells are shut down due to fuel shortages, leaving only one desalination plant operational.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has also warned that people may die without water, as the World Health Organization estimates that the minimum daily water requirement per person is 100 liters, including drinking, washing, cooking and use.
The average water use in Gaza before the war was 84 litres per person, of which only 27 litres are suitable for human use, while the World Health Organization currently estimates it at just 3 litres.
The catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip is exacerbated by the power outages after the only power plant stopped operating due to the exhaustion of fuel and the failure of the occupation to bring it in.
Official figures estimate that about 80 percent of buildings and structures in the Gaza Strip are without electricity except for those that contain generators such as some hospitals and shelters, while satellite imagery shows that Gaza loses 90 percent of the lights at night.
In terms of humanitarian aid, 80% of the population of the Gaza Strip was in need of aid, and 500 trucks entered the Strip daily through the Rafah border crossing, while only 569 trucks entered the Strip since the start of the Israeli war on October 7.