- The Zionist occupation army’s claim that it is communicating with international parties to provide a response to winter needs in the Gaza Strip is nothing more than a blatant attempt to evade its responsibility for the humanitarian catastrophe, which has been exacerbated by its ongoing siege and refusal to allow shelter supplies to enter. This has led to tens of thousands of tents becoming submerged in water and has deepened the suffering of the population amid the current weather depression.

- The horrifying scenes of tens of thousands of tents submerged in water and hundreds of thousands of displaced families left without shelter during the first weather depression expose the falsity of these claims and confirm that the occupation continues to obstruct the entry of shelter and repair supplies, as well as the equipment necessary to deal with the consequences of the massive destruction left by the war of genocide against the Gaza Strip.

- The occupation’s blatant attempt to portray itself as responsive to humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip fools no one and does not change the fact that it is responsible for this tragedy through the destruction of homes and infrastructure, the continuation of its suffocating siege, and its deliberate stalling in implementing the humanitarian protocol and the provisions of the ceasefire agreement.

- We reject the occupation’s attempts to link the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip or the entry of humanitarian necessities to any political or security conditions, as providing shelter, food, medicine, and a dignified life for the population is a fundamental human right, not a tool for blackmail or evading legal and humanitarian obligations.

- We call on the mediators and guarantors, as well as the Board of Peace, to assume their responsibilities and exert genuine pressure on the occupation to compel it to implement the agreements reached, foremost among them the humanitarian protocol, allow the National Committee to enter and begin carrying out its duties, and lift the restrictions imposed on shelter, relief, and repair supplies.

- The worsening catastrophe in Gaza, as winter conditions intensify, requires urgent action to put an end to the policy of siege and collective punishment and to secure the urgent humanitarian needs of hundreds of thousands of families facing cold, rain, and displacement under tragic and unprecedented conditions.