Severe Winter Strikes Gaza Tents Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis.
Due to the challenging security and humanitarian situation,
the displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are enduring incredibly terrible
humanitarian conditions as winter draws near. Even though three months have
passed since the truce was declared, it has gone up to a level that is above
the law that upholds humanity. It demands the Israeli side to comply with all
the conditions that make Gazans' daily life easier, which are already
challenging, given that over 80% of Gaza's population is homeless and lives in
tents that cannot protect them from the intense winter cold or summer heat.
Storms and Destruction of Camps
All parts of the Gaza Strip were impacted by a depression over
the last two days, which brought with it high winds and a lot of rain. The
strong winds pulled away the tents, both complete and damaged. The camps'
condition changed, making it seem as though nothing had existed there. The
torrent of rainfall became strong and turned into a curse for them, destroying
their hopes of losing their only shelter and safety among the cries of women
and children and hands lifted to the heavens in prayer for God's mercy to stop
the rain. While the occupation greets the arrival of cellphones and chocolate
among the rubble and hungry mouths, searching for a new tent despite the
complexity and difficulties of supplies like shelter, blankets, and food, the
occupation shines in a policy of evasion and hatred in vain.
Inactive Conditions and Children Dying from the Cold
After three months of the truce, the United
States verified on behalf of the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs "Oligatsharivko" in Gaza that
Israeli limitations are impeding humanitarian work despite their escalation in
violence. The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that since the start of
winter, the number of fatalities has increased to six due to the initial
storms. A baby perished from a severe cold as a result of the obvious and
intentional harm done to the displaced people's everyday existence.
Testimonies on Israeli Restrictions
Israel's methodical approach led to Olya's testimony. She
claimed that although Israel limits humanitarian groups' efforts in the Gaza
Strip, we are more concerned about the security of the convoys and the
protection of all civilians. Israel hinders the operations of delivering
humanitarian help, despite the fact that the environment for humanitarian work
and aid distribution should be easy and straightforward in the first phase.
Even when aid does arrive, it is insufficient, and since the sector's
requirements are far more than what is currently being provided, we are able to
work more rapidly and intensively.
A Ceasefire and a Humanitarian Tragedy on the Brink of Winter
About 1.5 million displaced persons in Gaza are facing a
humanitarian catastrophe that has gotten worse as a result of the rain flooding
their ragged tents. Rainwater
from the low-pressure system flowed over hundreds of the displaced people's
tents and shelters during challenging weather, worsening the humanitarian
situation.
Urgent Need for Shelter
In a statement, the media office said Gaza needs "no less
than 250,000 tents and 100,000 caravans as temporary shelter until
reconstruction, especially with the onset of winter, the wear and tear of
tents, and the collapse of houses on the verge of falling, which citizens are
forced to stay in to escape the flooding of tents with rainwater or their
uprooting by the wind." Tonight and beyond, there are serious fears that
the evacuated tents will collapse. The humanitarian crisis is escalating and
may not withstand the winds and rains.
Suffering Inside the Tents
However, within the tents that are thicker than a piece of
cloth, the current scene will not fade. There is a lot of suffering behind
them—hearts worn out from the cold, heads fatigued from the sound of the tents,
which may not stop for seconds because of how quickly the winds hit them,
giving the residents terrible migraines. Not to mention the discomfort in the
bones caused by the extreme cold.
Every Tent Has a Story
What happens if a platinum object in an injured person's body
disrupts his days and nights of sleep. Every
tent has a story to tell, and everyone experiences hunger and cold
together. Furthermore, it appears that entering the second phase, which is
contingent on total transparency, is nothing more than ink on paper because
Israel insists on portraying itself as the victim and asserts that Gazan is the
merciless executioner.
UN Warnings of Worsening Crisis
The UN has warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is
getting worse as winter draws near.
As winter draws near, the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a warning about the
worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where
the Israeli genocide assault continues to wreak havoc on houses and
infrastructure. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, demanded that help be
allowed to flow freely.
Lack of Basic Protection
According to the OCHA
office, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of rain and
cold because they lack the most basic protection, including as heating, winter
clothing, and shelter. Only 4% of the sector's agricultural land is accessible
and undamaged, according to the office, while houses and infrastructure are
still largely destroyed.
Insufficient Aid Delivery
He clarified that while more than 37,000 tons of goods,
primarily food supplies, had been delivered by the UN and its allies, they were
still well short of the 190,000 tons of supplies that were kept outside of Gaza as part of a
60-day humanitarian plan.
Human Desperation Amid Depression
People in the Gaza Strip are devastated by the harsh effects
of the depression, which is still at its height. People are crying, children
are crying, and men's despair grows as a result of their inability to handle
the horrors of the obligations that have surpassed the weight of mountains. The
people of Gaza are facing a dire situation that can only be resolved by international
organizations and institutions.
People in the Gaza Strip are devastated by the harsh effects of the depression, which is still at its height. People are crying, children are crying, and men's despair grows as a result of their inability to handle the horrors of the obligations that have surpassed the weight of mountains. The people of Gaza are facing a dire situation that can only be resolved by international organizations and institutions.
