Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, with almost no ready-to-eat food entering what its spokesperson described as "the hungriest place on earth".

The United Nations reports a dire situation in Gaza. Every person there faces famine. Chaos and desperation grip the region. Israeli strikes killed police officers trying to control looting. Aid distribution faces immense challenges.

Gaza is the "hungriest place on Earth right now", with people willing to do anything to get food for their children, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has said.