Palestinian Health Minister urges urgent aid as rainwater floods thousands of tents in Gaza Health Minister Majid Abu Ramadan appealed to the international community, the United Nations and health and aid organizations to intervene immediately to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip. He said the lack of safe shelter components is causing a catastrophic worsening of health and environmental conditions, and warned of an increase in the risks of the spread of disease and epidemics.