The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that children in Gaza are suffering "devastating" effects as a result of the Israeli occupation's continued closure of the Strip's crossings to the entry of aid and commercial supplies for the sixth week.

This came in a post by UNRWA on the X platform, accompanied by a photo of two children helping to pull a cart carrying several containers filled with water.

Since March 2, Israel, the occupying power, has prevented the entry of essential supplies, including food, water, and other supplies, into the Gaza Strip following its closure of the crossings, causing a humanitarian disaster and exacerbating famine and thirst.

"In northern Gaza, children aren't looking for their toys or pens, but for water. They're not going to school, they're pushing carts around in search of something to quench their thirst," UNRWA said.

She explained that Israel's imposition of a blockade and the suspension of the entry of aid and commercial supplies into Gaza for the sixth week have led to "an increasing scarcity of clean water, food, shelter, and medical care."

She stressed that the continued Israeli blockade has had a "devastating" impact on the children of Gaza.

The water crisis in Gaza is worsening due to the interruption of water supplies from the Israeli company Mekorot to Gaza City, which constitutes 70% of the total available supply.

The UN agency called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.