UN Relief Chief Calls for Opening of All Gaza Crossings
Tom Fletcher said Gaza needs all crossings open so aid can deliver shelter, heating and fuel as winter storms flood tents.
- 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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Foreign minister cites worsening humanitarian situation following flooding
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, warned of the serious humanitarian consequences of the continued delay in the introduction of basic winter necessities into the Gaza Strip, at a time when hundreds of thousands of people displaced by heavy rains and heavy winds are suffering further, amid a severe shortage of shelter and the necessary means to cope with weather conditions.
United States Senator Brian Chatz warned of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip as a result of the flooding of tens of thousands of tents for displaced persons.
The winter reveals the inability of the Gaza Strip to cope with the consequences of the rains in the face of the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of most municipal mechanisms. What equipment and supplies does the Gaza Strip need to protect displaced persons and cope with floods and floods?
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz called on Israel to allow emergency aid supplies into Gaza following deadly floods affecting thousands of Palestinians.
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