If war continues unabated, more than one million Palestinians in Gaza could suffer the highest level of starvation by mid-July, according to a report by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

That would be an increase from 677,000 people who were experiencing famine-level conditions in March, as documented by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, Al Jazeera reported. 

The joint WHO-FAO report said hunger in Gaza is being exacerbated by intensive restrictions on aid access and the collapse of its local food system.

“In the absence of a cessation of hostilities and increased access, the impact on mortality and the lives of the Palestinians now, and in future generations, will increase markedly with every day, even if famine is avoided in the near term,” the report said.