The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that more than 170 children were killed during the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning.

The office stated in a statement on its official website on Wednesday that the total number of martyrs as a result of these raids has reached more than 400 citizens, including more than 170 children and 80 women. It noted that rescue teams and paramedics were unable to reach many of the victims due to a lack of equipment, fuel, and heavy machinery.

The office explained that only four field hospitals are fully operational in the region, while 22 hospitals and six field hospitals are partially operational. Another 13 hospitals and four field hospitals have ceased operations due to destruction and shortages of medical personnel and medicines.

The office quoted the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, as saying: "The situation is catastrophic and we have many victims."

OCHA warned that more than one million people in the Gaza Strip could face severe food shortages if humanitarian aid deliveries to the area do not resume. They are at risk of not receiving food rations in March if deliveries to Gaza do not resume.

He stressed that available stocks in the sector are rapidly depleting, and to address the shortage, UN partners have sharply reduced food aid, suspended the distribution of flour and fresh food, and reduced the quantity of hot meals in public kitchens.

The office also warned that if the situation continues as it is, at least 80 of the 170 public kitchens in the Strip will be forced to close within a week or two.