IN PHOTOS | The growing humanitarian crisis in southern Gaza

Israel ordered more than one million people half the population to leave northern Gaza within 24 hours on Friday, ahead of an anticipatedground invasion. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fledsouth, includingthousands toRafah,which has the territory's only border crossing to Egypt.

Here's a look at the growing humanitarian crisis at the crossing and Rafahitself, afterIsrael cut food, fuel and electricity supplies to Gaza and blocked aid from entering.

On Egypt side of Rafah border crossing

Egypt is still negotiating with Israel on the delivery of humanitarian assistance and fuel to Gaza fromRafah and the Kerem Shalom checkpoint, a senior Egyptian official said Tuesday, as trucks loaded with aid waitfor permission to cross into the besieged territory.

On Gaza side of border crossing

Airstrikesin southern Gaza

Early on Tuesday, people described intense bombardments inRafah and Khan Yunis,in southern Gaza, with dozens reported killed.

Israel has carried out unrelenting airstrikes against Hamas-ruled Gaza since the militant attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians.

The Israeli strikes have killed at least 2,778 people and wounded 9,700 others in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry there.

WARNING |The following contains graphic images of death: