PM Shehbaz condemns continued Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza
- Draws attention to heartrending images of tents being flooded, Gazan children being trapped
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Israel's actions denying humanitarian aid to Gaza, highlighting the suffering of Palestinian children amidst floods, starvation, and cold.
- PM Sharif's condemnation of Israel's denial of humanitarian aid.
- Heartbreaking conditions faced by Gazan children.
- Pakistan's efforts to escalate humanitarian assistance.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed deep concern over Israel’s continued illegal actions to deny basic humanitarian assistance to the brave Palestinian people of Gaza.
In a post on X, he drew attention to the heartrending images of tents being flooded and Gazan children, with nowhere to go, being trapped and subjected to starvation and extreme cold.
The prime minister strongly condemned the violations of the ceasefire and international law, and the continued aggression toward the Palestinian people.
Shehbaz said he has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pursue all possible means to escalate humanitarian assistance urgently.
The development comes as heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians crammed into encampments across the Gaza Strip, washing away shelters and soaking blankets and mattresses.
The Gaza government media office said on Saturday that at least 70,000 tents had been flooded in the past 12 hours, affecting tens of thousands of displaced people and causing injuries although no fatalities had been reported.
The territory’s civil defence service said it had received 1,500 distress calls from displaced residents. Three abandoned houses collapsed without causing injuries, it added.
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