Riyadh,2. Jan (SANA) Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt called on Israel to immediately lift restrictions on the entry and distribution of essential supplies to Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement qouted by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministers demanded Israel to ensure the unhindered operation of United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organisations, warning that any obstruction of their work was unacceptable.
They expressed deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, worsened by severe weather conditions, including heavy rain and storms, which have exposed the vulnerability of around 1.9 million people, many of them displaced and living in inadequate shelters amid continued shortages of aid.
The ministers also called on the international community to pressure Israel, as the occupying power, to allow the full and immediate entry of humanitarian assistance, including shelter materials, medical aid, water and fuel, and to open the Rafah crossing in both directions.
