International charities working in Gaza warn that its 2.3 million people cannot endure more aid shortages as Israel’s monthlong blockade chokes the Palestinian territory, Al Jazeera reports.

“I got up in the morning to buy bread for my children but I found all the bakeries closed,” Gaza City’s Mahmud Khalil said.

Fellow resident Amina al-Sayed echoed his comments.

“I’ve been going from bakery to bakery all morning, but none of them are operating, they’re all closed,” she said, adding she feared the threat of famine would stalk Gaza once again.

“The price of flour has risen … and we can’t afford it. We’re afraid of reliving the famine that we experienced in the south” of the territory previously.