Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates: We call on the international community, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and international humanitarian and relief organizations to take immediate and coordinated action to save citizens in the Gaza Strip from a humanitarian catastrophe with the arrival of winter, amid their difficult conditions caused by the Israeli war of extermination.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates:
▪We call on the international community, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and international humanitarian and relief organizations to take immediate and coordinated action to save citizens in the Gaza Strip from a humanitarian catastrophe with the arrival of winter, amid their difficult conditions caused by the Israeli war of extermination.
▪We emphasize that the continuation of the genocide and the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has worsened the humanitarian catastrophe and prevented work on the early recovery of the Palestinian people there, after the first rains that fell during the past few hours revealed the scale of the catastrophe facing those forcibly displaced in the Gaza Strip.
▪Nearly two million citizens are facing harsh humanitarian conditions, distributed across about 270,000 tents and shelter sites in various governorates of the Strip, while estimates indicate that between 60% and 85% of the tents have become worn out and no longer fit for use after about three years of ongoing genocide and forced displacement.
▪More than 400,000 displaced people live in highly dangerous areas exposed to flooding, the accumulation of rainwater, or located along the seashore.
▪We stress the need to confront the worsening humanitarian and environmental catastrophe with the arrival of winter before it turns into a wider catastrophe that claims more lives, especially among children, the elderly, and the sick.
▪The risks are worsening due to the widespread destruction of infrastructure, especially sewage networks and rainwater drainage systems.
▪Children, the elderly, and the sick lack winter clothing, blankets, mattresses, and safe heating means amid power outages and fuel shortages, which makes exposure to cold and rain a direct threat to their lives.
▪We emphasize that what is required is no longer limited to issuing humanitarian appeals, but rather an immediate move to implement Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2720 and resolution 2803, and to implement practical and tangible measures in the face of the crimes of the Israeli occupation.
▪We demand immediate pressure on "Israel," the occupying power, to open all crossings and ensure the flow of humanitarian aid without restrictions or obstruction and in quantities commensurate with the enormous needs of our people, and to ensure its arrival to all areas of the Strip.
▪We call for the urgent entry of fuel and the necessary equipment to operate water and sewage pumps, remove rainwater and wastewater pools, and carry out emergency interventions to protect displacement camps and sites from flooding.
▪We stress the need to immediately secure winter shelter needs by bringing in temporary housing, tents resistant to rain and wind, plastic sheeting, water and thermal insulation, and materials and equipment to repair damaged and dilapidated homes, and to deliver winter clothing, blankets, mattresses, and safe heating means to those affected, especially children, infants, the elderly, and the sick, to prevent deaths due to the severe cold.
▪We call for the launch of an urgent health and preventive response that includes providing medicines, medical supplies, clean water, and disinfectants, strengthening health care services, combating diseases and epidemics associated with water pollution and the deterioration of environmental conditions, and mobilizing and bringing in the logistical and technical equipment necessary to support municipalities, competent authorities, and civil defense and relief teams, enabling them to carry out urgent interventions to protect civilians and displacement sites.
▪We stress that the international community, as states and institutions, possesses the tools and capabilities necessary to respond and pressure "Israel" to activate them without delay to ensure the arrival of aid and humanitarian supplies and not allow the continued deprivation of our people of the most basic necessities of life and protection.
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Palestinian factions and forces: We hold the Zionist occupation fully responsible for the escalating humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian factions and forces: ▪ We hold the Zionist occupation fully responsible for the escalating humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip. ▪ More than two million Palestinians are living the effects of the war of extermination, destruction, and siege, while rain and cold leave hundreds of thousands of displaced people in tents flooded with water and mud, without safe shelter, heating, or the minimum necessities of life. ▪ With the first winter low-pressure system, a harsh picture emerges of what awaits the Gaza Strip in the coming months, as families lose what remains of their blankets and belongings, and children, women, the elderly, and the sick face cold and rain in the open after the occupation destroyed homes, infrastructure, and life facilities, and continues to obstruct the entry of caravans, relief and shelter supplies, civil defense equipment, and materials for repairs. ▪ We hold the so-called "Peace Council" and its envoy Mladenov responsible for providing cover for the occupation and turning a blind eye to its crimes and violations, which encouraged it to renege on its commitments and deepened the suffering of our people. ▪ We call on the council to assume its responsibilities and take serious measures to compel the occupation to stop its violations and implement its commitments. ▪ We call for immediate arrival in the Gaza Strip and the commencement of its tasks to contribute to healing our people's wounds, strengthening their resilience, and managing their daily affairs, at a time when the sons and daughters of our people need every national effort that eases their suffering and supports their steadfastness. ▪ We call on the mediators and guarantors to play a greater and more effective role and apply pressure to ensure the full implementation of the humanitarian protocol and the entry of no fewer than 600 trucks per day of humanitarian aid, shelter and heating supplies, caravans, civil defense equipment, and materials necessary to repair infrastructure. ▪ We demand that the international community compel the occupation to implement the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice and fulfill its obligations under the ceasefire agreement and United Nations Security Council resolution 2803. ▪ We affirm that the استمرار of silence and inaction in holding the occupation accountable opens the way for more violations and exposes the lives of civilians to increasing risks. ▪ We affirm that Gaza is facing harsh days, and every delay in bringing in basic necessities, shelter materials, and repair supplies leaves hundreds of thousands of families facing cold, rain, and disease. ▪ Our people today need urgent action that provides security, shelter, medicine, and food and protects their right to life and dignity, and all parties capable of intervening must assume their responsibilities before this tragedy expands and winter becomes a new season of suffering.