On 9 November 2026, the Palestinian National Council issued an urgent appeal addressed to the Palestinian people, parliaments, and regional and international parliamentary unions, calling for immediate action to save Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the worsening humanitarian catastrophe caused by heavy rainfall, floods and cold spells. The appeal highlighted to the continued Israeli occupation of approximately 70% of the Strip and the imposition of forced displacement, thereby exposing hundreds of thousands of displaced people, particularly children, women and the elderly, to serious risks.