The head of the political bureau of Hamas, Khalil al-Hiya, calls on the Arab and Islamic countries to act against the disaster in Gaza.
Al-Hiya told Arab and Islamic countries that Gaza is facing a worsening humanitarian disaster with the onset of winter, amid the continued siege and lack of shelter and basic services. He described the situation as more than an emergency aid crisis or a natural consequence of war, pointing to policies of starvation, systematic destruction of livelihoods and deliberate restriction of aid and materials needed for recovery.