Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Wednesday that the Israeli regime’s actions, aimed at imposing famine and starvation on Gaza’s population, constitute blatant violations of international humanitarian law.

Baqaei also censured Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and called on the United Nations Security Council and other international bodies to break their silence and hold the occupying regime accountable.

Israel cut off the electricity supply to the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday after rejecting calls for negotiations with Hamas on the next phase of the ceasefire agreement.

On Tuesday, Hamas warned of an impending famine in Gaza due to Israel’s continued blockade of aid for the 10th consecutive day.

The closure of crossings and the restriction of essential supplies have exacerbated the suffering of over two million Palestinians in Gaza, with food prices soaring and medical supplies running critically low, it said.