Palestine urges urgent international pressure on Israel to halt Gaza humanitarian crisis
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The Palestinian Cabinet on Tuesday called for urgent international pressure on Israel to halt the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as displaced families continue to endure severe cold and widespread destruction of shelters.
In a statement issued after its weekly meeting, the Cabinet urged the international community to intervene immediately to end the “humanitarian tragedy in Gaza”. It stressed that any meaningful solution requires lifting the siege, reopening border crossings, and allowing the entry of humanitarian aid, construction materials and mobile homes to address the growing needs of the population.
The Cabinet held the occupying authorities and the international community fully responsible for the deaths of children caused by exposure to extreme cold, particularly after thousands of tents sheltering displaced families were flooded, uprooted or destroyed.
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Earlier on Tuesday, authorities in the Gaza Strip reported that the number of people who have died from cold-related causes since the start of the winter season had risen to seven, bringing the total to 24 deaths, including 21 children, since the outbreak of the Israeli war in October 2023.
During its meeting, the Cabinet reviewed the work of the government’s emergency operations room in Gaza. Despite severe restrictions imposed by Israel, the statement said the operations room had managed to carry out several relief measures, including distributing hundreds of locally produced tents, relocating families to safer areas, reinforcing water supplies and clearing rubble from key roads.
The Palestinian Cabinet reiterated that the scale of the crisis requires immediate and decisive international action to protect civilians and alleviate their suffering.
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