The request therefore concerns both the conditions of humanitarian work and the legal framework. It expressly mentions the UN and its agencies, humanitarian organizations and NGOs, as well as international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
A European official is calling on Israel to facilitate the work of the United Nations, its agencies and humanitarian organizations, including non-governmental organizations. She is also calling on Israel to comply with all its obligations under international law.
This stance comes as, over the past week, severe weather has flooded tens of thousands of tents belonging to displaced people. According to Palestinian rescue services, the bad weather has caused the deaths of five people, including three children.
Palestinian rescue services place this toll over a week of severe weather. They report tens of thousands of flooded tents among displaced people, and five deaths, including three children.