Israel is blocking more than 80% of food deliveries from entering a starving Gaza, according to data compiled by more than a dozen humanitarian groups warning of the dire consequences of the militarys almost year-long siege on the Palestinian territory.

Alongside Israels nonstop bombing that has flattened entire neighborhoods and shredded Palestinian bodies, the ongoing obstruction of aid food, water, medicine, hospital supplies, fuel is contributing to Gazas worsening humanitarian disaster , with the enclaves entire population of 2.2 million people facing hunger and disease.

The situation was intolerable long before last Octobers escalation and is beyond catastrophic now, Jolien Veldwijk, Gaza and West Bank director for aid group CARE International, said on Monday. Israels military offensive following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that killed about 1,200 people has so far killed more than 41,000 people in Gaza, according to health officials.

Over 11 months, we have reached shocking levels of conflict, displacement, disease and hunger, Veldwijk continued. Yet, aid is still not getting in, and humanitarian workers are risking their lives to do their jobs while attacks and violations of international law intensify.