The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced on Friday that Gaza is approaching "extreme hunger," as essential supplies in the Strip are running out due to the ongoing Israeli closure of the crossings since March 2.

"With the Israeli blockade on Gaza continuing for more than six weeks, all essential supplies are running out," UNRWA Director of Media and Communications Juliette Touma said in a statement.

Touma explained that the depletion of basic supplies is accompanied by a "significant increase in the prices" of goods available in Gaza over the past month, since Israel imposed its blockade on the Strip.

"This means that babies and children go to bed hungry," she continued.

Touma stressed that without these basic supplies, the Gaza Strip is approaching extreme hunger every day.

It called for an immediate resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza, lifting the blockade, and allowing unimpeded entry of humanitarian and commercial supplies, according to the statement.