The European Union calls on Israel to reopen Gaza's border crossings and allow unhindered humanitarian aid as the winter crisis deepens. The European Union expressed grave concern about the "ongoing and devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza", demanding that Israel immediately allow unhindered humanitarian access, maintain aid and support for early recovery at scale, and reopen all Gaza border crossings. In an official statement, the EU's foreign policy chief, Caja Callas, warned that severe flooding and freezing winter weather were worsening the misery of an already exhausted population living in makeshift tent camps. According to figures from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited by Brussels, 94 percent of the Gaza population is in urgent need of shelter assistance, with 65 percent living in tents or temporary structures and 650,000 children lacking adequate winter clothing and blankets. "Israel must enable the work of the United Nations and its agencies, and humanitarian organizations, including non-governmental organizations, and comply with all its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law," Kalas emphasized, calling for the full implementation of the humanitarian obligations detailed in international transitional frameworks.

The European Union calls on Israel to reopen Gaza's border crossings and allow unhindered humanitarian aid as the winter crisis deepens. The European Union expressed grave concern about the "ongoing and devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza", demanding that Israel immediately allow unhindered humanitarian access, maintain aid and support for early recovery at scale, and reopen all Gaza border crossings. In an official statement, the EU's foreign policy chief, Caja Callas, warned that severe flooding and freezing winter weather were worsening the misery of an already exhausted population living in makeshift tent camps. According to figures from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited by Brussels, 94 percent of the Gaza population is in urgent need of shelter assistance, with 65 percent living in tents or temporary structures and 650,000 children lacking adequate winter clothing and blankets. "Israel must enable the work of the United Nations and its agencies, and humanitarian organizations, including non-governmental organizations, and comply with all its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law," Kalas emphasized, calling for the full implementation of the humanitarian obligations detailed in international transitional frameworks.