The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that it is making every possible effort for the people of the Gaza Strip to urgently provide them with the necessary winter supplies, including plastic sheets, tents, mattresses, mats, blankets and other basic supplies.
UNRWA explained in a press statement on Monday that it, along with all humanitarian organisations are facing great difficulties in bringing these supplies into the Gaza Strip, noting that once they arrive, they will be immediately distributed to those in need.
UNRWA urgently appealed for an immediate halt to the destruction of homes and shelters, demanding the opening of more crossings to the Gaza Strip to enable humanitarian agencies to deliver basic supplies to thousands of families in need.
UNRWA also stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire to ensure the safe and sustainable delivery of aid, and to give families a chance to rebuild their lives safely.
Israel is waging a devastating war on Gaza, killing and wounding about 135,000 Palestinians, most of them children and women. More than 10,000 are missing amid massive destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens, in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.