In the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are still homeless after the two-week-old ceasefire, violent winds have blown down tents.
Since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023, Palestinians in the area are currently dealing with their second cold, wet winter.
Strong winds and rain are adding to people’s suffering, with thousands of families living in worn-out tents after their homes were destroyed in the bombardment.
Since the ceasefire’s implementation last month, which halted Israel’s 15-month offensive, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have since returned to northern Gaza. However, the majority of people discovered severely damaged or destroyed homes.
Families have since found it difficult to find shelter amid the besieged enclave’s mounds of destruction.
Authorities are urging people to enter temporary shelters because they believe this is the most urgent humanitarian need.
“Despite the tragedy we are living, despite the rain and the very bad weather, people are staying under no roof”, Qassem Abu Hassoun told Al Jazeera.
“Which means that people are hanging on to their country, their land. Even a grain of sand is anchored by people.
Anwar Hellis called the struggle “more difficult for us than displacement”.
He claimed that when we awoke at night, we discovered that our tents had been destroyed by the wind and that our food and clothing had been sand-filled.
Hani Mahmoud, a journalist from Gaza City, claimed many Palestinians had been forced to leave a temporary camp in the city’s western area due to the bad weather.
There aren’t as many basic items as warm clothing, either.
Source: Aljazeera
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