The Cabinet renewed its call on various international bodies to pressure Israel to open the crossings with the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of food and medicine shipments, especially in light of the severe shortage of citizens' needs, the depletion of the remaining stocks of relief organizations, and the spread of hunger. Meanwhile, daily bombing and killing operations continue, most recently targeting vehicles and equipment used to remove and destroy rubble, open roads, and collect waste, which will exacerbate the suffering of our people in the Strip.

At the opening of the weekly cabinet session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stressed the need to accelerate work on the government's decision to provide temporary and dignified shelter for the more than 6,000 displaced families in the northern West Bank. This will be done through various means, including shelter centers, the maintenance of partially damaged homes, and the provision of rental subsidies to families in humanitarian cases, in coordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). He also emphasized the need to intensify efforts to secure additional funding sources.

The Cabinet also directed various relevant authorities to raise their readiness to deal with various scenarios in the coming period, especially in light of the ongoing aggression carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the city of Jenin and its camp for the 92nd consecutive day, and on the city of Tulkarm and its two camps for the 86th day. These attacks included the forced displacement of residents, widespread destruction of infrastructure, and the seizure of homes, as part of a recurring pattern of systematic targeting of Palestinian cities and camps.

He called on international bodies, particularly the United Nations, to take urgent action to ensure the protection of civilians and halt ongoing violations that constitute a clear breach of international humanitarian law.

As part of efforts to address the temporary shelter issue and improve the conditions of displaced families, the Ministry of Public Works has issued a tender for the construction of two shelter centers in the Iktaba area in Tulkarm and Wadi Burqin in Jenin. These centers will provide decent temporary housing for displaced families who currently lack temporary shelter. Work continues to prepare new land to expand the temporary shelter area and to raise the necessary funds to implement reconstruction plans.

In line with directives to respond quickly to field interventions, the Nablus-Tulkarm road was leveled to facilitate the movement of citizens and vehicles. Approximately 30 vehicles from the Ministry of Public Works, the Tulkarm Municipality, and contractors were deployed to level the road, emphasizing government directives to quickly work in any location where work is possible, including repairing homes damaged by the effects of the Israeli aggression, just as has been done previously.

In addition, the Council discussed several proposals related to developing the legal system for accreditation certificates for Palestinian products, as this is an international requirement and an important measure to enhance the infrastructure for quality of Palestinian products. This will contribute to increasing the percentage of Palestinian exports by accrediting our national products internationally through Palestinian laboratories, without the need to resort to external laboratories for accreditation.

The Council also discussed the establishment of an electronic government wallet, as a step towards keeping pace with global developments in the digital economy and as part of the government's initiative to enhance the electronic payments system and achieve financial inclusion, led by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The Council also discussed the urgent need to develop this wallet, especially in light of the exceptional circumstances facing our people and our national economy.

The Cabinet mourned Pope Francis, noting that with his passing, Palestine has lost one of its most loyal friends, who steadfastly defended the rights of the Palestinian people, consistently called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and an end to the war of extermination in the Gaza Strip.

The Council of Ministers took a number of decisions, as follows:

• Ratify the draft competition law and refer it to the President, which aims to enhance and protect competition in the Palestinian market, encourage competition and investment in the Palestinian market, and prevent monopoly.

• Ratifying two memoranda of understanding between the Palestinian Ministry of Labor and its counterparts in Qatar and Kuwait, regarding opening the labor market to our people and providing more job opportunities, improving their living conditions, housing, and health services, in addition to exchanging expertise, technical cooperation, and developing human resources.

• Ratification of the cooperation agreements between Palestine and Chile in the sectors of agriculture and customs affairs, as well as ratification of the protocol of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine and the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

• Referring the draft law amending the law regulating cities, villages and buildings to government departments for study and comment.

• Adding the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation to the technical committee studying the organizational structures of government institutions. The committee is working to review and streamline the structure of these institutions, and to increase their effectiveness and productivity, which will be reflected in the quality of services provided to citizens.