All Eyes on Gaza
Where do you find shelter when the little you have left is washed away?
Across 261 displacement sites, flooding has been reported, with an estimated 70,000 tents destroyed or damaged. And winter is only approaching. What will happen to the families already living in these conditions if essential humanitarian assistance continues to be blocked?
Palestinians have already endured years of conflict, displacement, hunger, and they’re now facing yet another threat - heavy rains and flooding. The lack of adequate shelter and access to essential humanitarian assistance are further compounding their vulnerability.
The humanitarian supplies needed to protect these families remain out of reach. Humanitarian assistance is ready to be given in Gaza, but large quantities of urgently needed shelter materials and equipment remain outside Gaza, while restrictions on their entry and prolonged approval processes continue to constrain the humanitarian response. Unjustified restrictions and delays that prevent or impede the delivery of impartial humanitarian assistance are incompatible with Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law.
People must not be left to endure preventable suffering because humanitarian assistance is blocked or delayed.
The EU and its Member States cannot remain bystanders. They have an obligation to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and must use every available diplomatic and political instrument to press for the removal of unjustified restrictions and ensure the rapid and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance. The people of Gaza have already endured more than anyone should have to.
