LONDON, Dec 2 (KUNA) -- British Foreign Office announced that over 1,100 essential family tents have reached Gaza Tuesday, with more expected to arrive this week, to provide shelter for thousands of civilians.
In a press release, the Foreign Office mentioned that with temperatures dropping and worsening weather conditions, this can provide critical shelter for over 12,000 Gazans, including families displaced by the conflict over winter.
The UK will continue to push for other consignments of UK-funded aid which have been unable to reach the people there due to aid-flow issues and closed routes to reach Gaza.
The movement of these tents represents months of ongoing work by the international community to push for greater aid access, and a unified effort between the UK and partners to capitalize on the new-found opportunity of the ceasefire.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated, "Parents have been trying to shelter their children under broken roofs and open skies. These tents will provide a lifeline to thousands of people needing shelter, protecting them from the cold winds and relentless rain turning rubble into mud."
However, the Foreign Secretary underlined that "the major work of reconstruction is badly needed, so too is more immediate humanitarian support,"
Secretary Cooper urged for unhindered humanitarian access, the opening of all the crossings, the implementation of the peace plan, and a path to peace. (end)
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