COGAT Rejects Hamas Allegations of Unpreparedness for Winter Rain, Says 91,000 New Tents Delivered
Tom Fletcher said humanitarian funding and Israeli approvals are needed so supplies and machinery can reach flooded Gaza.
- Heavy rains flooded the Gaza Strip over the weekend, killing several people as Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher demanded the immediate opening of all crossings to deliver aid.
- Humanitarian partners have more than 150,000 tents ready outside Gaza, yet Fletcher stressed that waiting for the formation of a Government is "not an acceptable excuse" for delaying aid.
- In Gaza, unemployment reached 85.1 per cent as 252,000 jobs were lost between 2023 and 2025, with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo noting labour income losses totalled $2.77 billion.
- Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov emphasized that humanitarian aid alone cannot restore livelihoods; the Decent Work and Recovery Programme supports emergency employment and social protection.
- Fletcher urged the international community to let vital NGO partners work and allow commercial markets to function across the Occupied Palestinian Territory to end preventable suffering.
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The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, has called on Israel to allow "immediate and unhindered" access to Gaza for humanitarian and rescue organisations. The appeal comes after torrential rains flooded tens of thousands of tents of displaced people and worsened the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory. "We call on Israel to allow immediate and unhindered access and the s…
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EU Calls on Israel to End Barriers to Humanitarian Aid and the Reopening of Border Crossings in Gaza
On Saturday, the European Union called on Israel to allow immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, reopen all border crossings and facilitate the distribution of large-scale supplies, in the face of the worsening crisis due to floods and harsh winter conditions in the enclave. It also expressed concern at the recent air attack on Nasser Hospital, which has left at least seven dead and more than 25 injured.
The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to remove obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and criticized a recent strike on a hospital in the area.
Since the end of last week, the storms have led to the flooding of tens of thousands of tents and five people have died.
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