Pakistan prime minister condemns Gaza aid blocks as flooded tents worsen crisis

• Sharif highlighted circulating footage showing flooded encampments
• He noted the acute vulnerability of displaced children facing freezing temperatures and starvation

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a condemnation on Monday of ongoing 'Israeli' restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, ordering his foreign ministry to urgently accelerate relief efforts.

In a statement published on X, Sharif expressed alarm over what he described as "continued Israeli illegal actions to deny basic humanitarian assistance to the brave Palestinian people of Gaza."

Deeply concerned about continued Israeli illegal actions to deny basic humanitarian assistance to the brave Palestinian people of Gaza. Heart rending images of tents being flooded and of Gazan children with nowhere to go being trapped and subject to starvation and extreme cold. I strongly condemn these violations of the ceasefire and international law, and this continued aggression toward the Palestinian people. I have directed MOFA to pursue all possible means to escalate humanitarian assistance urgently.

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 9, 2026

The prime minister drew attention to deteriorating conditions across displaced persons' camps as winter weather sets in, citing visual reports of waterlogged shelters.

"Heart rending images of tents being flooded and of Gazan children with nowhere to go being trapped and subject to starvation and extreme cold," Sharif said.

Sharif further accused 'Israel' of undermining established agreements and international legal standards, stating: "I strongly condemn these violations of the ceasefire and international law, and this continued aggression toward the Palestinian people."

In response to the humanitarian bottleneck, Sharif said that he had directed Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to "pursue all possible means to escalate humanitarian assistance urgently."