UN Warns Israel’s Deregistration Moves Threaten Gaza Aid
In a release, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated that "humanitarians in Gaza continue to help the most vulnerable families as harsh winter conditions leave hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggling in makeshift tents damaged by rain, wind and seawater waves or war-damaged buildings at risk of collapse."
OCHA highlighted that, although aid partners have provided thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins and other relief supplies throughout the territory since the ceasefire, the effects of stormy weather have intensified the already enormous needs.
"Partners estimate that more than one million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need shelter assistance," the agency added.
At the same time, over 50 international NGOs warned that Israel's recent deregistration measures could "impede critical humanitarian action" throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.
Underscoring the importance of these organizations, OCHA stressed that the "UN's international NGO partners are humanitarian lifelines."
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