UK Ambassador to the U.N. Sarah MacIntosh delivered a joint statement on Nov. 12 on behalf of 53 states and organizations, calling on Israel’s incoming government following the Oct. 27 elections to expand humanitarian and medical access into Gaza and warning that constraints on entry of critical shelter items and life-saving supplies continue to prevent aid organizations from meeting civilian needs as winter approaches. The signatories said aid still falls short of the levels promised under the Comprehensive Peace Plan endorsed by U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803 and reiterated eight specific calls on Israel’s government, including allowing rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access, permitting additional critical items such as shelter materials and medical supplies, investigating attacks against health care and humanitarian workers, and permitting senior international delegations and journalists to enter.
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on social media that as of Nov. 11, more than 91,000 tents had entered Gaza under its winter plan.
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You can read the full statement here.
