Hamas welcomes the visit of European Union envoy to the Gaza Strip scheduled for next Tuesday to follow the catastrophic humanitarian situation, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On this occasion, Hamas confirms that the Israeli occupation and its unjust and illegal siege on the Gaza Strip is the root cause behind the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the coastal enclave.

The Israeli siege has undermined all Palestinian resources and damaged all aspects of life and hopes for a better future.

The Palestinian resistance movement stresses the data on COVID-19 published by concerned government bodies in the Gaza Strip portends the worst at any moment; the ability of Gaza’s health sector to face off this crisis is seriously weakening due to the severe and constant shortages of medical supplies, especially those needed to fight off the pandemic, either because of the Israeli restrictions or the lack of funding needed to purchase these supplies.      

Hamas hopes that this welcomed visit would lead to practical steps to force the Israeli occupation to end its blockade immediately and unconditionally and recruit the support needed to control humanitarian crises and contain the pandemic.