At Britain's initiative: Some 50 countries expected to publish a statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Britain is advancing a joint statement by some 50 countries demanding that Israel remove restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza, expand the activities of aid organizations, and allow access for journalists. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the initiative and claimed that the international community is ignoring Hamas's responsibility.

Britain, under the Labour government's initiative, is advancing a joint statement by some 50 countries on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The statement is expected to include eight demands to the Israeli government, including expanding crossings, removing bureaucratic restrictions on aid, easing humanitarian corridors from Egypt and Jordan, permitting the entry of dual-use equipment, allowing the transfer of patients and wounded to hospitals in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, ensuring the safety of medical and aid workers, and opening criminal investigations into attacks on medical teams. Israel is also required to allow journalists and international delegations to enter the Strip. The statement is based on the British initiative "Gaza: Call to Action" from September, which was supported by Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The countries will commit to increasing humanitarian aid for the winter and supporting the rehabilitation of Gaza's health system through the Palestinian Authority. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the initiative and said, "The Labour government has forgotten the existence of Hamas" and that the organization should be disarmed.