Concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip are growing as the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hamas approaches its sixth day.

Aid agencies are cautioning that the war-torn region is in danger of a full-scale crisis despite the current lull in hostilities.

Humanitarian aid has increased somewhat thanks to the truce, which was mediated to make it easier for Israeli detainees to be released in return for Palestinian ones.

However, with almost 80% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people displaced, the current efforts are insufficient to provide the population’s basic necessities.

A “humanitarian pause” began on Friday, initially planned for four days and later extended for an additional two days.

Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners (117 children and 33 women), while Hamas released 69 captives (51 Israelis and 18 from other nations).

Aid trucks crossing through the Rafah border averaged around 150 per day, significantly below the pre-war daily average of 500. The UNRWA estimates that 200 trucks of aid daily over two months are necessary to meet basic needs, highlighting the existing shortfall.

The devastating impact of the two-month Israeli bombardment has left Gaza in disarray. With nearly 15,000 casualties and tens of thousands injured, medical shortages and a crumbling infrastructure have exacerbated the crisis.

The recent truce, while providing a brief respite, has divided the territory and exacerbated the scarcity of essential supplies in southern regions.