Gaza: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that the bakeries serving as lifelines for hundreds of thousands of hungry or starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of shutting down if they haven't already due to lack of flour and fuel. According to Qatar News Agency, OCHA said in its daily report that this comes at a time when parts of northern Gaza are at imminent risk of famine. In central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip, partners are reporting a stark increase in the number of households experiencing severe hunger, it added. "Our colleagues with the World Food Programme (WFP) tell us that, as of today, only seven out of the 19 bakeries supported by humanitarian partners in Gaza are still operating," OCHA said in its report. It also noted that several other bakeries were forced to cease operations earlier this week due to lack of flour.