Storyline: Palestinian and UN officials warned Sunday that the health and humanitarian situation in Gaza will further deteriorate if Israel continues its blockade on the enclave. Gaza health authorities said in a statement that Gaza has run of most essential medical supplies, warning that the humanitarian crisis could further deteriorated due to ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza by Israel. They said that the medicine shortage is particularly severe in Gaza, with 64 percent of medical supplies in Gaza being depleted due to Israel's continued closure of the crossings. The number of critically ill patients is on the rise, but emergency departments, operating rooms, and intensive care units are facing medicine shortage, according to the statement. Also on Sunday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said that Israel's act of deliberately creating famine for political purposes is extremely cruel. The Gaza Strip has been besieged for more than nine weeks, it said. The longer this blockade continues, the more irreversible harm is being done to countless lives. Water supply services in the Gaza Strip have almost completely come to a halt, due to Israel's continuous attacks on the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian water department warned that Gaza is on the verge of dying of thirst. Shotlist: Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - May 1, 2025: 1. Various of patients in tent; doctor checking on patients Gaza Strip - April 30, 2025: 2. Various of medicine Gaza City, Gaza Strip - April 27, 2025: 3. Various of displaced people scrambling for food FILE: Gaza Strip - Aug 3, 2024: 4. Various of displaced Palestinians collecting water Gaza Strip - April 30, 2025: 5. Various of tents, destroyed buildings. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]