The Palestinian government has issued an urgent appeal to the international community and its humanitarian and UN institutions to exert increased pressure on the Israeli occupation to open the Gaza Strip crossings and allow the entry of aid trucks, which are accumulating by the thousands around the enclave.

In a statement Saturday, the government indicated that food insecurity levels have reached 100 percent, according to reports from specialized UN institutions.

It called for an end to the use of hunger as a weapon to kill the people of the Strip, who are being subjected to a genocidal war.

The government stressed the need to secure more resources to continue relief operations on a broader scale, while commending the ongoing efforts of UN and international humanitarian organizations in this regard.

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in the martyrdom of 60,332 Palestinians and the injury of 147,643 others, amid an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that has reached the level of famine.