Gaza peace plan sponsors demand Israel ensure UN and NGO access

The UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey have issued a statement expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza amid a harsh winter and a lack of aid. The eight nations, all involved in Gaza mediation efforts and the US-led peace plan for the Palestinian territory, demanded that Israel ensure the UN and international NGOs “are able to operate in Gaza and the West Bank in a sustained, predictable, and unrestricted manner, given their integral role in the humanitarian response in the strip”.