ISTANBUL, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad has warned that freezing temperatures and torrential rains threaten hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazan families who live without proper shelter and basic supplies.
“Hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in tent camps and shelter centers are enduring dire humanitarian conditions amid a lack of adequate protection and shelter, with the worsening cold and ongoing rainfall contributing to a growing toll of victims, particularly among women and children,” Hisham Abu Mahfoud, acting secretary-general of the Popular Conference, said on Wednesday.
Mahfoud held the Israeli occupation government fully responsible for the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, asserting that the Israeli occupation persists in violating the ceasefire agreement and obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid and essential supplies into the enclave.
“Essential needs being barred from entry include mobile homes, tents, and basic shelter and heating supplies,” he noted.
He called for urgent and effective action to save lives in the Gaza Strip and step up humanitarian and relief efforts to meet residents’ basic needs and ease their mounting suffering.
