Life in Gaza’s tent camps
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting dismal conditions in the tent camps of southern Gaza as winter brings cold temperatures and rough weather, including heavy rain and high tides.
On the southern coast, higher tides flooded and washed away some tents housing displaced Palestinians, AJA reported. “Citizens are living in catastrophic conditions due to winter and cold weather,” AJA said.
More than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza do not have sufficient shelter to weather winter this year, according to aid groups. Israel’s relentless bombardment has flattened homes and destroyed infrastructure across the enclave, forcing displaced Palestinians to take shelter in makeshift tents made from tarpaulin, blankets, cardboard and even old rice sacks.
A child runs through muddy puddles between makeshift tents in the Yarmouk Stadium, in Gaza City, in the north of Gaza on Sunday
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza forced to shelter in bombed out schools
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) posted footage of displaced Palestinian families sheltering in schools damaged in Israel’s bombardment.
“Despite the school being damaged from ongoing military operations, many people who have recently fled besieged north Gaza are forced to shelter here because they have nowhere else to go,” it said in a post on X.
The agency added that people in Gaza are at continuous risk of dehydration and disease as water wells have stopped working due to fuel shortages. “In besieged northern Gaza alone, around 70,000 people struggle to access clean water,” it said.
