Hunger is worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip, aid agencies have said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepares to vote today on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas.

According to Reuters, hundreds more civilians have died in Israel’s assault on Gaza since the US on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes and residents say it is impossible to find refuge or food in the densely populated coastal enclave. The UN World Food Programme has said half of the population is starving.

“Hunger stalks everyone,” UNRWA, the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees, said on X.

Gazans said people forced to flee repeatedly were dying of hunger and cold as well as the bombardments, describing looting of aid trucks and sky-high prices.