Gaza city: The Palestinian Cabinet warned Tuesday of the dangers posed by the escalating Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip amid the resumption of bombing and killing operations, which have resulted in the killing of dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, and the targeting of health and humanitarian facilities, in flagrant violation of international law and the declared understandings on the ceasefire.
According to Qatar News Agency, during its weekly session, the Cabinet affirmed that the Gaza Strip is facing an acute humanitarian and food crisis, as reported by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report. Approximately 1.4 million Palestinians are experiencing dangerous levels of food insecurity, including more than 200,000 people in the emergency phase of food insecurity. Additionally, 74,000 children require urgent therapeutic interventions due to malnutrition, amid the continued deterioration of basic services and severe shortages of food and supplies that threaten the lives of civilians, particularly children, women, and the most vulnerable groups.
The Cabinet called on the United Nations, international institutions, the international community, and mediators to assume their responsibilities and intensify efforts to pressure Israel to fulfill its obligations. It reiterated the need to provide full protection for civilians, medical facilities, and humanitarian teams, and to ensure the unrestricted delivery of aid and essential supplies to all areas of the Gaza Strip.
The Cabinet also warned of the dangers revealed by reports regarding the Israeli occupation's reactivation of what is referred to as 'voluntary migration' under humanitarian pretexts. There is a need for international guarantees to ensure the return of students and patients to the Gaza Strip after completing their educational and medical trips, and to prevent the exploitation of humanitarian conditions to impose any displacement policies.
Regarding the escalation of crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces and colonists in the occupied West Bank, the Cabinet noted records from the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. These records documented 635 attacks targeting Palestinian citizens and their property, including the smashing and burning of vehicles, acts of vandalism against property and lands, as well as 21 demolition operations carried out by the Israeli authorities targeting 49 Palestinian structures across various West Bank governorates.