A timelapse by the Associated Press on Sunday captured people living in tents in Gaza City as they wait for news about a new Israeli offensive to retake the territory.

As dusk gave to night, the tents were engulfed in darkness with very little light visible.

Gaza City is in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel’s military moves ahead with a planned offensive to seize the city, perhaps within days.

Israel's defense minister has warned that the city of hundreds of thousands of people could be destroyed.

The military announced it was intensifying its operations in Jabaliya and mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists to take Gaza city.

The world’s leading authority on food crises, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.

Aid groups have long warned that the war and months of Israeli restrictions on food and medical supplies entering Gaza are causing starvation.

Israel has denied the existence of widespread hunger, calling reports of starvation “lies” promoted by Hamas.

AP Video shot by Abdel Kareem Hana