Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that children in the Gaza Strip are suffering from hunger, cold, and lack of shelter, expressing deep concern over Israeli restrictions on the delivery of basic humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
This came in a post Sharif published on the "X" platform, in which he strongly condemned Israeli attacks that violate the ceasefire agreement and international law, stressing that Israeli measures are illegally preventing the delivery of aid.
Urgent measures
Sharif added that he has directed the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take all possible measures to urgently increase humanitarian aid, amid the worsening plight of displaced Palestinians in the Strip.
Impact of the weather system
Sharif's comments come amid worsening suffering due to a weather system that hit the Strip. The Government Media Office reported that the system caused 70,000 tents to flood and dozens of walls to collapse within the first 12 hours.
The Civil Defense also announced the flooding of entire displacement camps and the collapse of four buildings, while a sand dune collapse in Deir al-Balah killed four Palestinians and left two others missing.
UN warnings
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned last October that approximately 950,000 Palestinians were living in sites at risk of flooding, with 294,000 families in need of shelter assistance.
Despite the ceasefire agreement having been in effect since October 10, 2025, shelter needs still exceed available aid due to ongoing Israeli restrictions.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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