Serious fears are emerging about the risk of famine in the Gaza Strip - which is exposed to an unprecedented Israeli war - amid repeated warnings from local authorities and UN organizations.

The Ministry of Interior in Gaza says that all bakeries in the Gaza Governorate and its north have stopped working due to the lack of fuel and flour, but the main reason is due to the imposed Israeli siege and the continuous violent bombing of the Gaza Strip, which led to the destruction of a number of bakeries.

In turn, the World Food Program said that the program was dealing with 23 bakeries in Gaza, but there is currently only one bakery.

The United Nations had previously reported that 9 bakeries working in cooperation with it were supplying the population with bread, and warned that some of them would close within days due to running out of fuel and water outages.

The disastrous scene does not stop there; Rather, it becomes more complicated as Israel cuts off water supplies, damages stations, and closes wells due to fuel shortages, leaving only one operating desalination plant remaining.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) also warned that people may die without water, as the World Health Organization estimates that the minimum daily water requirement for one person is 100 liters, including drinking, washing, cooking, and use.

The average water use in Gaza before the war was 84 liters per person, of which only 27 liters were suitable for human use, while the World Health Organization currently estimates it at only 3 liters.

What exacerbates the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip is the power outage after the only power plant stopped working due to the running out of fuel and the occupation not bringing it in.

Official figures estimate that about 80% of the buildings and facilities in the Gaza Strip are without electricity, with the exception of those containing generators, such as some hospitals and shelters, while satellite images show Gaza losing lights at night by 90%. As for humanitarian aid, it was 80% of The residents of the Gaza Strip are in need of aid. 500 trucks were entering the Strip daily through the Rafah border crossing, while only 569 trucks had entered it since the start of the Israeli war on October 7.

Source: Al Jazeera