Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says its teams on the ground has seen an increase in the number of patients with burn injuries since Israel resumed its war on Gaza on March 18, Al Jazeera reports.

Most of them are children.

But as Israeli authorities continue to maintains their siege on Gaza, blocking access to basic aid and medicine, including pain killers, many patients have been “left to endure excruciating pain with limited or no relief”, the group said.

“Children scream as we are forced to peel burned fabric from their skin,” said Dr Ahmad Abu Warda, an MSF medical activity manager working at Nasser Hospital.

“They beg us to stop, but if we don’t remove the dead tissue, infection and sepsis can lead to death. Without enough medical supplies, and with too many patients needing care for burn injuries, we are not able to provide proper care. We are merely delaying inevitable infections.”