London, Dec. 31 -- The foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Britain on Tuesday issued a joint statement expressing concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The ministers expressed "serious concerns about the renewed deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which remains catastrophic," according to the statement released by the British Foreign Office.
Civilians in Gaza are facing appalling conditions with heavy rainfall and temperatures dropping as winter draws in, the statement said, adding that they are also suffering from severe shortages of food and health facilities.
The ministers called on the Israeli government to ensure the "susta...