Conditions deteriorating fast for displaced Palestinians in Gaza
The Government Media Office says hundreds of thousands of Palestinians across Gaza are now forcibly displaced again by Israel, and the central and southern governorates, particularly the al-Mawasi area, are full.
“There are no longer any empty or safe spaces to absorb more displaced people,” the office said in a statement, adding that makeshift tents have sprung up alongside unsafe roads “in conditions that lack the minimum requirements of a dignified life”.
The press office said the Israeli military continues to prevent donated tents from getting inside Gaza, so the few remaining in marketplaces are extremely expensive, leaving many people without any sort of shelter from worsening weather.
This is a result of a “systematic policy” by Israel that is backed by the United States, it said.
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza as Israel’s army amplifies its ground invasion
Palestinians go thirsty at makeshift az-Zawayda camp
Water trucks occasionally reach residents and NGOs install taps in camps for a fortunate few but it’s far from sufficient
Gaza was already suffering a water crisis before nearly two years of Israeli bombardment damaged more than 80 percent of the territory’s water infrastructure
