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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on Israel to stop “denying basic humanitarian assistance” to Palestinians in Gaza after floods in the enclave killed at least four people and injured six others. Sharif said he had seen “heart-rending images of tents being flooded and of Gazan children with nowhere to go, being trapped and subjected to starvation and extreme cold”. “I strongly condemn these violations of the ceasefire and international law, and this continued aggression towards the Palestinian people. I have directed MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to pursue all possible means to urgently step up humanitarian assistance,” Sharif added in a message shared on X. Torrential rain in Gaza caused a sand embankment to collapse onto tents, killing a woman and three young children and injuring six others. The incident highlighted the dangers facing hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians as the rainy winter season sets in.