The Government Media Office in Gaza has issued a dire warning stating the coastal enclave is entering a “phase of complete humanitarian collapse” as Israeli forces continue to block aid into Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

The media office in a statement said hospitals are expected to cease operations within two weeks, bakeries are shut down due to flour and fuel shortages, and water and desalination stations are not functioning.

“Due to this reality … there is a real concern that at any moment a phenomenon of mass death from hunger, disease, and the consequences of lack of medical treatment may develop,” it said.

Children are particularly affected, the media office added, with “more than 1,100,000 children suffering from severe malnutrition”.

“What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a passing crisis, but rather an organised crime of starvation that amounts to a war crime, perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces with international complicity and silence,” it said.