Urgent | ▪ We have issued a distress call to the international community, the United Nations, international humanitarian and human rights organizations, and the states sponsoring the Gaza ceasefire agreement to intervene immediately and effectively to avert the humanitarian and environmental catastrophe amid the continuing effects of the low-pressure systems hitting the Strip with the arrival of winter, and the worsening suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people who lack the most basic necessities of protection and shelter.
▪ We confirm that the heavy rains and flash floods that hit Gaza since yesterday evening until this morning, Sunday, caused the flooding and damage of about 70,000 dilapidated tents sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people, as rainwater seeped into their tents and flooded their bedding, clothes, and basic belongings, further worsening the difficult humanitarian conditions they are living in at displacement camps.
▪ We warn of serious health and environmental repercussions as a result of rainwater mixing with untreated sewage water amid the widespread destruction that has affected infrastructure networks.
▪ We stress that the restrictions imposed on bringing in shelter supplies, including caravans, prefabricated housing units, tents, tarpaulins, and reinforcement materials, impede humanitarian response efforts and prevent the provision of safe alternatives that protect displaced people from the harsh weather conditions.
▪ We note the increasing risks of the collapse of hundreds of buildings previously damaged by bombardment, as rain and water accumulation have increased the likelihood of these buildings falling, amid injuries being recorded among citizens, which requires urgent intervention to secure residential areas and remove the dangers threatening the lives of residents.
▪ We demand urgent international action and real pressure to open the crossings and ensure the entry of humanitarian and relief aid and shelter materials without restrictions or delay.
▪ We also demand the provision of shelter supplies and the immediate allowance for the entry of caravans, tents, tarpaulins, and the materials needed to reinforce shelter sites and protect displaced people from rain and cold.
▪ We also demand the entry of heavy equipment and machinery and the provision of the equipment necessary to open roads, remove rubble, and deal with emergency situations caused by the low-pressure systems.
▪ The continuation of these conditions amid the absence of effective international intervention and the absence of the role of the states sponsoring the Gaza ceasefire agreement leaves hundreds of thousands of displaced people facing extremely dangerous humanitarian conditions and makes winter an additional threat to their lives and human dignity.
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Gaza Ministry of Social Development: We warn of unprecedented catastrophic repercussions facing our people in the Gaza Strip, following the flooding of thousands of tents for displaced people and temporary shelter centers
Gaza Ministry of Social Development: ▪We warn of unprecedented catastrophic repercussions facing our people in the Gaza Strip, following the flooding of thousands of tents for displaced people and temporary shelter centers, especially orphans and families that have lost their breadwinner, which puts the lives of thousands of families and children under direct threat due to the cold and the lack of basic necessities of life. ▪We call on all international bodies and UN institutions to immediately begin implementing infrastructure projects, and to urgently allow the entry of all equipment and materials necessary to repair networks and carry out field rehabilitation to reduce the repeated tragedy of flooding. ▪We call for the speedy entry of mobile homes (caravans) as an emergency solution to protect the displaced and those who have lost their homes, and for increased international pressure in this direction to end the era of fabric tents, which are no longer fit to face weather fluctuations and low-pressure conditions. ▪We affirm that the shelter crisis has sharply doubled as a result of the occupation army moving what is called the Yellow Line and narrowing the areas available for displacement, which has increased the overcrowding of tents and deepened the suffering of families and orphans in areas that are completely unprepared. ▪We call on local, Arab and international media to place the issue of flooded tents and the escalating shelter crisis at the top of journalistic coverage priorities, and to convey the reality of this comprehensive humanitarian suffering to the world in order to pressure toward providing urgent protection and relief. ▪We hold UN-affiliated bodies and all relief and international organizations fully responsible for the lives of the displaced and children, especially the orphan segment, and we call on them to carry out their duties immediately by opening the crossings and establishing safe and equipped shelter centers that protect them from the dangers of winter.
حركة المقاومة الإسلامية (حماس): آثار المنخفض الجوي في غزة تشكل نتيجة مباشرة للاحتلال والحصار وتعطيل تنفيذ البروتوكول الإنساني.
حركة المقاومة الإسلامية (حماس): ▪ آثار المنخفض الجوي في غزة تشكل نتيجة مباشرة للاحتلال والحصار وتعطيل تنفيذ البروتوكول الإنساني. ▪ الاحتلال يتعمد تعميق الكارثة الإنسانية في غزة من خلال منع دخول مستلزمات الإيواء والإغاثة تزامنًا مع اشتداد فصل الشتاء. ▪ يتحمل ميلادينوف ومجلس السلام مسؤولية تغطية انتهاكات الاحتلال وتقصيرهما، مما يفاقم معاناة النازحين في غزة. ▪ نطالب الوسطاء والضامنين بالتحرك الفاعل لإلزام الاحتلال بتنفيذ البروتوكول الإنساني وضمان تدفق المساعدات الإنسانية. ▪ ندعو المجتمع الدولي والدول العربية والإسلامية إلى التحرك العاجل لكسر الحصار وتوفير احتياجات الإيواء والإغاثة لسكان غزة.