The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic due to repeated waves of displacement, overcrowding, insecurity, collapse of infrastructure, ongoing hostilities and limited services.

The office said in a statement on Tuesday that the ongoing fighting, evacuation orders and severe shortages of essential materials are making it more difficult for displaced families to access basic services in the locations they reach.

He added that since October, 86% of the Gaza Strip has been placed under evacuation orders, and most of the Gaza Strip's population is increasingly concentrated in the "Mawasi area" that Israel has designated for the displaced. He pointed out that the population density in this area has increased to between 33 and 34 thousand people per square kilometer, compared to about 200 people before October.

For his part, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed in his daily press conference that the severe fuel shortage is forcing hospitals to postpone necessary surgeries and threatens to stop the work of ambulances, especially in northern Gaza.

Humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip confirmed that the latest Israeli evacuation order issued last Saturday affected about 13,500 displaced people in 18 locations, including the entire Maghazi camp area, and several other neighborhoods in Deir al-Balah.