There are severe shortages of blood supplies in Gaza to treat the wounded amid a renewed Israeli offensive, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says, Al Jazeera reports.

“Everything related to trauma is quickly running short. There are fewer than 500 blood units available — 4,500 blood packs are needed each month,” WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn has told reporters in Geneva via video link in Jerusalem.

The World Food Programme, meanwhile, has said it has 5,700 tonnes of food stocks left in Gaza, enough to support its operations for two weeks at most.