"We strongly urge Israel to reopen the medical corridor to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so that medical evacuations from Gaza can resume and patients can receive the treatment they desperately need in the Palestinian territories," the countries said in a joint statement issued by Canada on Monday.
Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the European Union, and Poland were among the 25 countries that signed the statement, excluding the United States.
The statement added: "We also urge Israel to lift restrictions on the delivery of medicines and medical equipment to Gaza."
Aid agencies reported in late August that critical aid, including medicine, had not reached Gaza residents since Israel lifted the aid blockade in May.
The World Health Organization declared that month that Gaza's health system was on the verge of collapse.
Israel controls all entrances to Gaza and says it allows enough food aid and supplies into the Strip.
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