The government media office in the Gaza Strip said, on Saturday, that “death threatens about 800,000 people in the Gaza and northern governorates due to the continued policy of starvation and thirst pursued by the Israeli army against them.”

The office stated in a statement, “The continuation of the policy of thirst and starvation threatens the lives of about 800,000 citizens in the Gaza and North governorates with death.”

It explained that the two governorates "need 1,300 food trucks daily to get out of hunger, with 600 trucks for the north and 700 for Gaza."

It pointed out that Israel "is accelerating the creation of a real famine and killing 14 martyrs who tried to obtain food (without giving details about their deaths)."

The "government journalist" warned of the Israeli army's "deliberate and intentional efforts to cause a real famine in Gaza and the north."

It pointed out that the army continues to prevent the entry of "aid, supplies, food and supplies to the two governorates, in addition to shooting at trucks trying to reach them, targeting drinking water lines and wells and disrupting all aspects of life."

The statement held "the international community, the United States, and the occupation fully responsible for the catastrophic results and death due to famine and thirst," calling on them to "immediately and urgently stop the war."

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has continued to close the crossings between Gaza and the outside world, while the Rafah crossing is partially opened for the entry of limited aid and the exit of dozens of sick and injured people and a number of foreign passport holders.

On November 24, 2023, Israel allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, as part of a week-long truce between the factions in Gaza and Israel, which was reached through Qatari-Egyptian-American mediation, which included a prisoner exchange deal.

Trucks continue to enter areas south of the Gaza Strip on a limited basis, with the exception of the Gaza and North governorates.