Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa: We call on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take practical and effective measures to stop the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as displaced people enter the fourth winter in dilapidated tents that do not protect them from the cold and rain, amid a lack of the most basic necessities of human life.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa:
▪We call on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take practical and effective measures to stop the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as displaced people enter the fourth winter in dilapidated tents that do not protect them from the cold and rain, amid a lack of the most basic necessities of human life.
▪Work is under way with international institutions and various partner parties to strengthen relief efforts and provide urgent humanitarian needs.
▪We affirm that the people of the Strip are facing extremely harsh living conditions amid the continuing prevention by the occupation of the entry of humanitarian aid, materials and supplies necessary for shelter and reconstruction, which exacerbates the suffering of the displaced with the arrival of winter and what it brings of cold, rain and risks to their lives.
▪We stress the need to translate international positions into practical steps that ensure the entry of humanitarian aid and shelter materials and the provision of the basic needs of the displaced.
▪The humanitarian catastrophe that continues in the Strip must be brought to an end amid international silence regarding the suffering of more than two million Palestinians.
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Gaza Higher Winter Emergency Committee: We express our deep pain over the loss of a number of our people who died last night in the tragic disaster following a sand collapse in the Deir al-Balah area.
Gaza Higher Winter Emergency Committee: ▪We express our deep pain over the loss of a number of our people who died last night in the tragic disaster following a sand collapse in the Deir al-Balah area. ▪We affirm that this disaster is not merely a natural accident, but rather a direct result of the tragic humanitarian reality and the catastrophic conditions imposed by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip during the ongoing war of extermination on the Strip. ▪We hold the Israeli occupation fully and directly responsible for this tragedy as a result of the continuing aggression and ongoing blockade, the prevention of reconstruction, the systematic destruction of infrastructure, the targeting of equipment and heavy machinery belonging to Civil Defense and municipalities, and the banning of the entry of rescue equipment, fuel and safety supplies, which has caused residents and displaced people to live in unsafe environments surrounded by danger. ▪We call on the United Nations, the international community, and all humanitarian institutions to intervene immediately and urgently to aid our people and prevent the recurrence of such catastrophic tragedies by pressuring the occupation to allow the entry of heavy equipment, digging and rescue machinery, soil stabilization equipment, in addition to tents and equipped shelter materials that ensure the safety of displaced people and protect them from the dangers of winter and earth collapses. ▪We renew our call to our families and the displaced to exercise the utmost caution and vigilance and to move away immediately from sand dunes and buildings at risk of collapse, especially with changing weather conditions and rainfall, which increase soil liquidity and the danger of collapses. ▪We reaffirm that the continuation of international helplessness in the face of the destruction of the foundations of life in the Gaza Strip exposes the lives of more than two million citizens to death by all means, and we call on everyone to stand by their legal and humanitarian responsibilities before it is too late. ▪We extend our sincerest condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs and victims who died in this painful incident, and we ask God to envelop them in His vast mercy, grant them spacious gardens, grant the wounded a speedy recovery, and grant our people near relief.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif: The children of the Gaza Strip are suffering from hunger and cold and have nowhere to seek shelter.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif: ▪The children of the Gaza Strip are suffering from hunger and cold and have nowhere to seek shelter. ▪We express our deep concern over the "Israeli" restrictions imposed on the delivery of essential humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
Humanitarian Charitable Institutions Coalition: We are following with deep sorrow the horrific humanitarian disaster that occurred on Sunday evening in one of the shelters in southern Deir al-Balah and resulted in the martyrdom of 5 people, including children and women.
Humanitarian Charitable Institutions Coalition: ▪We are following with deep sorrow the horrific humanitarian disaster that occurred on Sunday evening in one of the shelters in southern Deir al-Balah and resulted in the martyrdom of 5 people, including children and women. ▪We affirm that this disaster clearly reflects the severe and ongoing risks surrounding the displaced in shelters and camps, especially in light of the absence of basic safety requirements and the fragility of infrastructure and tents that cannot withstand harsh conditions. ▪This outcome came as a direct result of the arbitrary measures of the occupation, represented by reducing the areas available for displacement and moving the so-called "yellow line," which forced citizens to erect their tents in areas of high danger. ▪We hold the occupation fully responsible for this tragedy due to its encroachment on the territory of the Gaza Strip and its seizure of about 60% of it, and its obstruction and ongoing prevention of the entry of shelter supplies, construction materials, caravans, and basic needs to prevent the recurrence of such painful incidents. ▪We call on the United Nations, the European Union, and the countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement in Gaza to exert serious and immediate pressure on the occupation to comply with the agreements and withdraw beyond the yellow line, and to allow the immediate entry of mobile homes and the implementation of relief infrastructure projects.
Civil Defense in Gaza: We announce that most of its vehicles have stopped responding to humanitarian interventions in the Central and Gaza governorates due to the lack of spare parts for maintenance.
Civil Defense in Gaza: ▪We announce that most of its vehicles have stopped responding to humanitarian interventions in the Central and Gaza governorates due to the lack of spare parts for maintenance. ▪Only one rescue vehicle is participating in carrying out humanitarian tasks at the level of the Central Governorate after the breakdown of the Al-Bureij and Al-Nuseirat fire trucks and the Deir al-Balah ambulance, as well as the breakdown of the Al-Tuffah fire and rescue vehicles and the Al-Rimal rescue vehicle. ▪The lack of maintenance spare parts, the exorbitant prices of those available in the local market, and the lack of fuel are the main reason for these vehicles stopping their duties.