Families in Gaza are starving as food and supplies sit just across the border and prices inside the enclave have skyrocketed more than 500 percent, says Mercy Corp, Al Jazeera reports.

Unless borders open immediately, the NGO warned of the total collapse of Gaza’s food systems.

“We’ve had to ration our meals drastically. One day, we eat plain rice – three times a day. The next day, only canned food. The day after, maybe pasta,” said Saleem, one of their team members on the ground.

“Families are rationing bread to the extreme: each person gets one piece a day- they choose whether to eat it all at once or split it across three meals.

“In short, this is the harshest phase of the war so far. And the hunger is only getting worse – more severe and more deadly with each passing day.”