Pakistani Prime Minister Sheikh Sharif stated on November 9th that he strongly condemned Israel's continued obstruction of basic humanitarian aid to Gaza, accusing the actions of violating the ceasefire agreement and international law. He specifically mentioned the severe flooding in Gaza's displaced persons camps, where children were trapped in submerged tents, facing hunger and cold. This followed the Gaza Strip's first winter storm of the season; the Gaza government's media office reported that approximately 70,000 tents were flooded within 12 hours, and the Gaza Civil Defense received about 1,500 calls for help, with some families losing temporary shelter and basic necessities. Sharif has instructed the Pakistani Foreign Ministry to urgently expand humanitarian aid to Gaza through all possible channels. Reuters reported that the Israeli aid coordinating agency stated it had coordinated relevant sanitation preparations and had additional sewage pumping vehicles entering Gaza, but did not directly address allegations of restricting asylum supplies.
