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PM Shehbaz directs foreign ministry to urgently ‘escalate humanitarian assistance’ for rain-hit Gaza

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza following severe flooding that has impacted over 70,000 displaced Palestinians living in tents. The heavy rains have caused injuries, washed away shelters, and overwhelmed local authorities due to fuel shortages and damaged equipment. PM Shehbaz condemned Israel's actions, stating they violate international law and hinder aid delivery. Gaza has faced significant challenges since the October 2023 conflict between Hamas and Israel, with ongoing Israeli airstrikes and restrictions on humanitarian supplies exacerbating conditions for residents.
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On November 7, 2026, heavy rain flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza. The Hamas-run government media office reported that around 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced individuals were affected on the first day of rains. Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal stated his teams received over 1,500 calls from residents requesting urgent assistance during the night as their shelters flooded. The rain caused injuries in various areas and led to the collapse of cracked walls and roofs. The civil defense agency emphasized its inability to provide aid due to a lack of equipment, issuing an urgent call for international community and humanitarian organization intervention to assist hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

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Israeli forces still hold more than 60 per cent of the territory and conduct almost daily airstrikes, while Hamas controls most of the area where more than two million Palestinians live, mostly in temporary shelters with what aid agencies call inadequate aid supplies.
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PM Shehbaz directs foreign ministry to urgently ‘escalate humanitarian assistance’ for rain-hit Gaza · assertive framing

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday he had directed the foreign ministry to pursue all possible means to urgently “escalate humanitarian assistance” to Gaza, where heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians. asserted
rains → say → Palestinians
The Gaza government media office said on Sunday that at least 70,000 tents had been flooded in the past 12 hours, affecting tens of thousands of displaced people and causing injuries, although no fatalities had been reported. asserted
fatalities → say → injuries
The rains and subsequent flooding has also washed away shelters, according to authorities. uncertain
rains → wash → authorities
Gaza’s civil defence service said it had received 1,500 distress calls from displaced residents. asserted
it → say → residents
Municipal and civil defence officials said they were unable to cope with the storm because of fuel shortages and damage to equipment. asserted
they → say → equipment
They said Israel had destroyed hundreds of vehicles, including bulldozers and others used to pump water, during its assault on the territory. asserted
Israel → say → territory
PM Shehbaz said photos from Gaza had been “heart rending”, with tents being flooded and Gazan children, with nowhere to go, being trapped and subject to starvation and extreme cold. asserted
children → say → starvation
“I have directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pursue all possible means to escalate humanitarian assistance urgently,” he posted on X. asserted
he → direct → X.
The premier added that he was also “deeply concerned about continued Israeli illegal actions to deny basic humanitarian assistance to the brave Palestinian people of Gaza”. asserted
he → add → Gaza
“I strongly condemn these violations of the ceasefire and international law, and this continued aggression toward the Palestinian people.” asserted
I → condemn → people
Gaza has been subjected to Israeli assault for long, particularly following an attack by Hamas on Israel on Oct 7, 2023. asserted
Gaza → subject → Oct
Palestinian authorities say more than 74,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its assault on the territory. asserted
Israel → say → territory
Last year’s US-brokered Gaza ceasefire calls for the eventual reconstruction of the territory. asserted
ceasefire → broker → territory
But little progress has been made towards implementing a deal and Israel continues to violate the ceasefire. asserted
Israel → make → ceasefire
Israeli forces still hold more than 60 per cent of the territory and conduct almost daily airstrikes, while Hamas controls most of the area where more than two million Palestinians live, mostly in temporary shelters with what aid agencies call inadequate aid supplies. asserted
agencies → hold → what
A majority of Gazans are dependent on aid supplies, following three years of Israeli assault, repeated displacement and severe restrictions imposed by Israel on aid deliveries. asserted
majority → follow → deliveries
Heavy rains and flooding has worsened their condition. asserted
rains → worsen → condition
On Sunday, at a tent encampment in Gaza City, some people tried to repair their tents, while others used sand to reinforce them and prevent water from entering. asserted
others → try → water
Some were busy getting their children out of flooded tents. asserted
Some → get → tents
Olfat Magdoub, a Gaza resident, tried in vain to sweep water away from her tent. asserted
Magdoub → try → tent
“This is the first day of rain, and of course we are already flooded. asserted
we → flood → course
What will happen if it rains again the next day? asserted
it → happen → ?
This is only the first day and we’re already overwhelmed,” said the woman. asserted
woman → ’re → ?
“Two weeks ago when it rained, I swear to God, I spent four days sleeping on blankets spread on the floor because the rainwater had flooded the bedding. asserted
rainwater → rain → bedding
Same now, the mattresses are wet so we sleep on the ground. asserted
we → sleep → ground
Another resident, Rafiq Ghattas, standing barefoot in the middle of a large pool of rainwater, said: “We have no resources, no tarpaulins, no tents and no one is checking on us.” asserted
one → stand → us
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