Amjad Shawa of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations Network says the situation is worsening quickly for the tens of thousands of children who are suffering from malnutrition in different areas of Gaza.

“We have no food supplies or supplementary materials or medications for these children,” he told Al Jazeera from Gaza City.

“So the cases will be complicated and there is high concern that we will witness more casualties in the coming few days,” he added.

Shawa said that “the whole Strip is starving” and the majority of the children in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition.

“Thousands of these children are severe cases,” he stressed, adding: “The health facilities are largely destroyed and out of service. Facilities cannot deal with such a big number of children without medications and supplementary materials.”