Hamas Holds Israel Fully Responsible for Sand Cliff Collapse on Displaced Families’ Tents in Deir al-Balah
Hamas has held the occupation fully responsible for the disaster of a sand cliff collapsing onto the tents of displaced people in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has held the occupation fully responsible for the disaster of a sand cliff collapsing onto the tents of displaced people in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, warning of grave repercussions from the continued siege, the prevention of shelter and reconstruction, and the crowding of more than two million Palestinians into one-third of the Strip’s area.
In its statement, the movement mourned the martyrs who have fallen among the Palestinian people as a result of the collapse of a sand cliff onto the tents of displaced people in the city of Deir al-Balah, which led to the martyrdom and injury of a number of citizens, including children and women, while search operations for missing persons continue.
The movement stressed that this tragedy is a direct result of the criminal policies imposed by the Zionist occupation on the Gaza Strip, holding it fully responsible for this disaster and for all the tragedies to which the Palestinian people are subjected, due to the continued siege, the prevention of the entry of humanitarian aid, tents and shelter supplies, and the obstruction of the entry of materials needed to repair homes and rebuild what the criminal Zionist occupation has destroyed.
It noted that the occupation has forced more than two million Palestinians to displace and has crowded them into less than one-third of the Gaza Strip’s area, in overcrowded areas and shelter centres lacking the most basic elements of safety and protection, which makes the recurrence of such incidents expected amid the continuation of the aggression, the siege and difficult weather conditions.
The movement warned that the continuation of these conditions portends further humanitarian disasters unless there is urgent intervention to stop the aggression, lift the siege, and bring in aid, tents and the construction materials needed for repair and reconstruction, so as to allow the displaced to return to safe and dignified homes.
It called on the international community, the United Nations and humanitarian institutions to shoulder their legal and moral responsibilities, move immediately to stop this worsening humanitarian disaster, provide protection for the Palestinian people, and ensure the arrival of urgent humanitarian needs without restrictions.
