The Israeli decision to ban the entry of the humanitarian aid has plunged the Gaza Strip into a new wave of desperation, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports.

“People right now have been forced to depend on alternative, negative coping mechanisms, including the reduction of the meals they have on a daily basis,” he adds.

Azzoum reports that the Gaza Government Media Office has said that the Gaza Strip is on the brink of collapse. “In an official statement, it said the vast majority of Gaza’s municipalities have stopped waste collection due to the fuel shortages, alongside also with street clearing and the removal of rubble,” he reports.

“It has been a predictable outcome of the ongoing Israeli ban on the entry of much-needed fuel and food, and the crisis now is escalating,” Azzoum adds. “Families right now are struggling to afford the meal to break their fast during Ramadan, another sign of a crisis that has no end in sight.”