Crisis worsening by the hour, says UN agency, with Israel blocking supplies on grounds Hamas would use them

Relief efforts in Gaza will be forced to stop unless fuel supplies reach the besieged territory, the main UN agency working in the strip has warned.

Hospitals, bakeries and water pumps may also cease to function, compounding a humanitarian crisis that is worsening by the hour, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said. “We need to find a solution to the fuel – otherwise our aid operation will come to a stop.”

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