Statement from 24 countries: The suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels.

Britain, Canada, Australia, and European allies have confirmed that the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip has reached "unimaginable levels," calling on the occupying state to allow aid to enter the Palestinian territory suffering from the ravages of war.

In a joint statement by the foreign ministers of 24 countries, it was emphasized that famine is unfolding before the eyes of the world, necessitating urgent action to end hunger. The statement highlighted the need to allow all shipments of international aid for non-governmental organizations and not to obstruct the work of key actors in the aid sector.

The statement also called for the use of all crossings and routes to allow the flow of aid to Gaza, including food, nutrition supplies, shelter, fuel, clean water, medicines, and medical equipment.

At the same time, the occupying state denies responsibility for the outbreak of hunger in Gaza, accusing the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" of stealing aid shipments, which the movement strongly denies.

In response to increasing international pressure, the occupying state announced late last month steps to allow more aid into the sector, including halting fighting for part of the day in some areas and announcing protected routes for aid convoys.

However, Western capitals assert that more aid is needed, as the statement was signed by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Britain.

The statement was also signed by the EU's foreign policy chief, Kaia Kallas, and two other members of the European Commission, while some EU member states, including Germany and Hungary, did not sign it.

In a related context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll from the genocide committed by the occupying state since October 7, 2023, has risen to 61,599 martyrs and 154,088 injuries.

The ministry reported in a statement on Tuesday that 100 martyrs and 513 injuries had reached hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. It also mentioned that the toll of Palestinian victims since the resumption of genocide on March 18 of last year has risen to 10,078 martyrs and 42,047 injuries.

The ministry clarified that the toll of Palestinian victims among those waiting for American aid has risen since May 27 of last year to 1,838 martyrs and more than 13,409 injuries, following the martyrdom of 31 Palestinians and the injury of 388 in the past 24 hours.