The United Nations said that Israel has been preventing all types of aid from entering the Gaza Strip for 50 days, and that the impact on the Strip's citizens is "very serious."

This was stated by UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric during a press conference held last night at UN headquarters in New York.

Dujarric explained that the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed that for 50 days, no food, fuel, medicine, or other essential supplies have entered Gaza.

He added that food stocks have decreased "dangerously" during this period, and that medicines, medical supplies, and vaccines are running out. He noted that children and adults are suffering from hunger, and that the health system in the Strip is on the verge of collapse.

He added, "Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, and Israeli attacks on humanitarian and health workers have increased once again."