Gaza faces humanitarian catastrophe as IRGC appeals to Americans to end ‘war crimes’

Gaza authorities are sounding alarms over an impending humanitarian catastrophe as the winter season approaches, exacerbated by persistent challenges nearly a year after a ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025. The Government Media Office in Gaza reported over 5,100 alleged Israeli ceasefire violations, resulting in the deaths of 1,421 Palestinians. Humanitarian conditions are described as critical, with widespread destruction leaving over 82% of Gaza's structures damaged and approximately 2 million people in need of shelter assistance. Aid deliveries remain severely restricted, with only 35% of agreed-upon humanitarian and reconstruction materials reportedly allowed into the enclave. Many residents are forced to live in inadequate shelters, including tents or damaged buildings, making them highly vulnerable to freezing temperatures, heavy rainfall, and flooding, a situation that contributed to at least 11 child deaths from hypothermia last winter.

In a separate but related development, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an open letter directly to the American public, urging them to distance themselves from what it describes as a conflict driven by Israeli interests. Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, an IRGC spokesman, stated that the letter aims to directly convey Iran's perspective to Americans, not merely to generate media attention. The IRGC accused the United States of "war crimes," referencing alleged attacks seven months prior that reportedly targeted a school, killing 168 schoolchildren, and the Office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, resulting in the martyrdom of family members, including a 14-month-old grandchild. The letter also claims that over 3,600 individuals, predominantly civilians, including 400 children, were martyred during this conflict, with universities, hospitals, and schools allegedly bombed.