Hamas stressed on Monday that Israel's continued closure of Gaza's crossings, its imposition of a blockade, starvation, and deprivation of water to more than two million citizens, is stark evidence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on evading the ceasefire agreement.

In a statement on Telegram, it indicated that these measures reflect the Netanyahu government's disregard for the lives of its prisoners held in Gaza and its disregard for international and humanitarian laws.

Hamas said that Israel was escalating its crimes, flagrantly violating the ceasefire agreement, noting that "the number of martyrs has risen to nearly 160 since the agreement."

She stressed that Israel's continued closure of Gaza's crossings, its imposition of a blockade, and the starvation and deprivation of water and food on more than two million citizens, is stark evidence of Netanyahu's insistence on evading the obligations of the ceasefire agreement.

In an urgent appeal, Hamas called on the "guarantors" of the ceasefire agreement to intervene immediately to stop these crimes.

She also urged the international community to assume its responsibilities and take immediate steps to break the siege on Gaza and end the "crimes" of starvation.

On March 2, Israel closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to relief aid, food, medical supplies, and goods, reneging on the agreement, amid human rights warnings that Palestinians in the Strip were entering a real famine.

Earlier on Monday, the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Gaza warned of a "widespread famine" hitting the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel's continued closure of the crossings to aid and goods.

Hazem Haniyeh, an official with the authority, said that the continued closure of the crossings has led to "a critical decline in food supplies in Gaza, threatening widespread famine, especially given the failure to deliver aid."

The World Food Programme said last Friday that it had been unable to transport food supplies to Gaza since March 2.

Haniyeh stated that "more than 25,000 patients and wounded, including 10,000 cancer patients, are facing death and deteriorating health conditions due to the interruption of access to treatment, according to Ministry of Health reports."

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 160,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.