The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Gaza Strip is experiencing a shortage of food, water, and health services following the Israeli occupation authorities' decision to halt the entry of aid and cut off water and electricity to the Strip for 11 days.

"People across Gaza are finding it increasingly difficult to find enough food, water, health services, and other vital supplies," the office said.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in his daily press briefing that only 16% of medical facilities in North Gaza are still fully or partially operating. This includes three of five hospitals, six of 50 medical facilities, and four of more than twenty medical centers.

Regarding solid waste collection, the spokesperson reported significant challenges. He said that garbage accumulation leads to unsanitary conditions and increases risks to public health. The problem is exacerbated by the lack of spare parts, as 80% of garbage collection vehicles and containers are either destroyed or damaged.

Dujarric spoke of the inability to adequately handle infectious medical waste, in addition to a mixture of solid waste contaminated with explosive devices.

According to Dujarric, UN partners are working to remove waste from 70 random dump sites to 30 temporary sites, but most are already piled up. He stressed the urgent need to access other sites near the border.

Regarding education in the Gaza Strip, the UN spokesperson said that UN partners have established more than 200 temporary learning spaces, bringing the total number to more than 630. These spaces support more than 170,000 children, with 60% of school-age children in Gaza having access to some form of learning, whether in schools or temporary spaces, according to Dujarric.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said that the Israeli occupation authorities' continued denial of humanitarian aid to Gaza constitutes "a continuation of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity."

He explained that Israel is starving Gaza's 2.3 million residents, and this is the fastest starvation process in modern history.

Fakhri called on the international community to impose broad sanctions on Israel, covering a wide range of areas, from the economy to diplomacy.