Monday, 9 November 2026
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Hamas: The chapters of the humanitarian catastrophe experienced by our people in the Gaza Strip continue as a result of the war of extermination and the complete destruction of all the conditions of life there, while the suffering of citizens and displaced people is worsening, especially with the onset of winter.

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Hamas:

▪ The chapters of the humanitarian catastrophe experienced by our people in the Gaza Strip continue as a result of the war of extermination and the complete destruction of all the conditions of life there, while the suffering of citizens and displaced people is worsening, especially with the onset of winter.

▪ The terrorist occupation government continues in a systematic manner to manage and sustain the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and work to deepen it and prolong it in the context of the ongoing war of extermination, with the aim of breaking the will of our people and destroying the conditions of life in the Strip despite the signing of a ceasefire agreement.

▪ The occupation’s conduct constitutes a fully fledged war crime in light of its flagrant violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law and its systematic targeting of the basic needs of civilians, tightening the siege and preventing relief operations despite the catastrophic humanitarian situation and the continued raids and attacks against civilians.

▪ The international community must move immediately and activate all tools of pressure and accountability to stop this humanitarian tragedy that threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens, and oblige the fascist occupation government to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, ensure the flow of aid and humanitarian supplies, and hold its leaders accountable as war criminals.

▪ We call on the Arab and Islamic peoples and the free peoples around the world to escalate popular action in the streets and squares and continue pressure in order to end the siege and stop the extermination in the Gaza Strip.

▪ In this context, we appreciate the broad participation of hundreds of thousands of Dutch people in the massive demonstration witnessed in Amsterdam in solidarity with our people in Gaza, and we affirm the importance of continuing these activities until the aggression stops and the occupation ends.

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Waed Association for Prisoners and Freed Prisoners: We express our deep concern over the humanitarian and health conditions experienced by Palestinian prisoners and female prisoners inside the Zionist prisons with the onset of winter and falling temperatures, amid the continued deprivation of blankets, covers, and suitable winter clothing, and the lack of sufficient information about their health and living conditions as a result of the restrictions imposed on visits by families and humanitarian institutions.

Waed Association for Prisoners and Freed Prisoners: ▪We express our deep concern over the humanitarian and health conditions experienced by Palestinian prisoners and female prisoners inside the Zionist prisons with the onset of winter and falling temperatures, amid the continued deprivation of blankets, covers, and suitable winter clothing, and the lack of sufficient information about their health and living conditions as a result of the restrictions imposed on visits by families and humanitarian institutions. ▪The onset of winter for prisoners whose bodies have been exhausted by years of detention and by the starvation, torture, and medical neglect they have been subjected to portends a worsening of their suffering, especially in cold and damp cells that lack the minimum means of heating and protection from the cold, while the sick, the elderly, and those with chronic diseases face greater risks to their health and lives. ▪The continued deprivation of prisoners from essential winter supplies, despite the ability to provide them, reflects a deliberate effort to exacerbate their suffering and turn harsh weather conditions into an additional means of punishment and abuse within the deprivation policies imposed on prisoners over the past years. ▪What further increases the seriousness of the scene is that prisoners' families do not have sufficient information about the condition of their children and do not know whether they are receiving clothing, blankets, and the necessary treatment, while thousands of detainees remain far from independent humanitarian oversight, especially detainees from the Gaza Strip, who suffer compounded isolation and strict restrictions on communication with the outside world. ▪We warn that the continuation of these conditions may lead to the martyrdom of new prisoners, especially among the sick, the wounded, and the elderly, in light of the deaths previously witnessed in prisons, which raised serious concerns about torture, medical neglect, and deprivation of health care. ▪We affirm that cold, poor nutrition, and the absence of treatment are factors that may pose a direct danger to the lives of the most vulnerable detainees. ▪We call on the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene urgently to ensure the entry of blankets, covers, winter clothing, and safe heating means into all prisons and detention centers, to work on visiting prisoners and directly observing their conditions, and to provide urgent medical care to the sick, rather than merely exchanging correspondence or promises in a matter that affects the lives of thousands of detainees. ▪We hold the occupation forces responsible for the safety of the prisoners and for what may result from the continued deprivation of their basic needs. ▪We call on international and human rights institutions to act before new victims fall and to impose independent monitoring of detention conditions, ensure the resumption of family visits, and reveal the conditions of detainees who are hidden from their families. ▪Palestinian prisoners are not only facing winter behind bars; they are facing the cold in bodies worn down by hunger, illness, and deprivation, while their families wait for news that reassures them about their lives. ▪Winter must not turn into a new season of slow death inside prisons, nor should providing a blanket and warm clothing become a humanitarian demand that requires urgent international intervention.