Since Israeli assaults began on October 7, almost 10,000 Palestinians have either died or been left beneath rubble, according to a report released on Sunday by the Gaza media office.
With many thought to be buried under debris, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has upped the death toll from the current Israeli onslaught to 8008, raising fears of a major increase.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed to authorities on the ground that families in Gaza "are not safe" as communication is beginning to return to the area.
He claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that Gaza's hospitals are "overwhelmed with patients," necessitating an immediate supply of medical supplies.
Photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf, who works out of Gaza, posted a video on Instagram on Sunday that described how Palestinians living close to the coast are utilizing seawater to meet their daily water demands after Israel closed off the Gaza Strip on October 9 and began denying supplies of food and water, according to Al Jazeera.
As long as the sea is still available to them, she thanked God for "the blessing of the sea" and stated in the video, "This is a stage where people are filling up water from the sea."
It will be exceedingly difficult for anyone who does not reside [by] the water to get there. The majority of people adore the water, but I view it differently now," she said, describing how many who sought the sea as a means of entertainment and comfort now seek its water for survival.
In Gaza, the food warehouses were looted by thousands of civilians, causing the United Nations (UN) to issue a warning on Sunday that the "civil order" was beginning to break down in the war-torn enclave.
Wheat, flour, and other provisions have allegedly been looted at many warehouses, according to the UN Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
Thomas White, the head of UNRWA's Gaza office, described the situation as "a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and a tight siege."
It stated that goods from humanitarian convoys that started entering Gaza from Egypt on October 21 had been stored at one of the warehouses in the town of Deir al-Balah in the center.
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