Hamas Holds Israel and Board of Peace Responsible as Winter Deepens Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza
Hamas has held the occupation and the "Board of Peace" responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, warning of the consequences of intensifying weather fronts for hundreds of thousands of displaced people amid the continued siege and the blocking of aid, shelter and reconstruction supplies.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has held the Israeli occupation and the so-called "Board of Peace" responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, amid the continued siege and the obstruction of the humanitarian protocol stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, coinciding with intensifying weather fronts and winter.
In a press statement on Sunday, the movement said that the catastrophic fallout of the weather front, which flooded displaced people's camps and residential neighbourhoods and damaged buildings, is a direct result of the continued siege policy pursued by the occupation government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, and of preventing the entry of shelter and relief supplies.
It added that hundreds of thousands of displaced people are facing extremely harsh humanitarian conditions inside shelter centres and damaged tents, amid the continued blocking of urgent needs, foremost among them caravans, repair and heating materials, and civil defence equipment.
Hamas criticised what it described as the feeble positions of the so-called "Board of Peace" and its executive director, Mladenov, towards the occupation's violations of the ceasefire agreement, considering that these positions provide cover for the continuation of violations and the worsening suffering of Palestinians in the Strip.
It demanded that the board take serious steps to oblige the occupation to implement its commitments and stop its violations, calling on the mediators and guarantors to play a more effective role to ensure the full implementation of the humanitarian protocol and the flow of aid and shelter and relief needs.
The movement also called on the mediators and guarantors to exert real pressure on the occupation to stop preventing the national committee from entering the Gaza Strip and to enable it to carry out its national responsibilities immediately.
Hamas demanded that the international community and Arab and Islamic countries act urgently to break the siege, ensure the entry of basic needs including shelter, medicine and food, and put an end to the silence and inaction over the suffering of Palestinians in the Strip.
