The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it received no medical supplies in the Gaza Strip for 10 days as Israel pursues a new offensive against Hamas, AFP reports.

Israel’s closure of the Rafah crossing into Gaza has caused “a difficult situation”, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said. “The last medical supplies that we got in Gaza was before May 6.”

Jasarevic said the biggest concern was over fuel needed to keep clinics and hospitals running. Gaza’s health facilities need up to 1.8 million litres of fuel per month to keep operating.

The spokesman said only 159,000 litres had entered Rafah since the border closure. “This is clearly not sufficient,” he added, highlighting how only 13 out of 36 hospitals across the Palestinian territory are now “partially” operating.

“Hospitals still functioning are running out of fuel, and that puts so many lives in danger,” said Jasarevic. “Current military operations in Rafah are putting countless lives at risk.”