More than three weeks after Israel seized the Rafah crossing, Gaza is suffering from a severe shortage of fuel, propane and medicine, compounding the suffering of Gaza’s sick and hungry, Gaza’s government media office has said, Al Jazeera reports.

Due to the lack of fuel and propane, over 98 per cent of Gaza’s bakeries have been forced to close, cutting off a key food source, while more than 700 water wells have stopped functioning, the media office said.

“We warn the international community and all countries of the world against the catastrophic worsening of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip,” it said.

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