Gaza Flood Risk: 800,000 Residents Face Danger from Rising Waters

Gaza Crisis Deepens‌ as Aid Blocked, Conditions Worsen

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate,‍ with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians facing severe winter⁢ conditions and a⁢ critical lack of aid. Amina, a resident of Gaza, described her ⁢family’s shelter as “not a proper tent,” according to the UN Office for the‌ Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA).

Millions require life-saving assistance due to rain, flooding, and ongoing⁢ conflict. However, a recent Israeli ban on ‍dozens of humanitarian groups is severely hindering aid delivery. A⁢ group of autonomous UN human rights experts ‍ warned on Thursday that this ban violates international law.

“This strategy will create conditions that‍ force Palestinians into chronic deprivation, threatening ‍their very survival as a group and further violating the Genocide Convention,” the experts stated. “It must be stopped.”

US Peace Plan Receives UN Support

On Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the launch⁢ of Phase Two of ‌a US peace⁣ plan announced Wednesday.The plan includes establishing a ​transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in ​Gaza ​and ⁣the National Committee for the Administration‍ of Gaza.

“any initiative that​ contributes to alleviating the suffering of civilians, supporting recovery and reconstruction and advancing​ a credible political horizon is a positive progress,” Guterres’s⁤ statement read. He affirmed the UN’s continued support ​for efforts to end the occupation and achieve a two-