ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA, 11 Dec. - (ANA) - Gaza’s shelter crisis is deepening as winter storms expose the fragility of its displacement camps. The Government Media Office says around one and a half million displaced Palestinians are living in severe conditions, many in tents that can no longer withstand cold, wind or heavy rain.

 

Ismail al Thawabta, who heads the media office, said hundreds of thousands of families are trying to survive in worn-out tents battered by Israel’s war of extermination and recent storms. He said Gaza needs 300,000 new tents, yet only 20,000 have been allowed in.

 

A recent rainstorm, he noted, flooded tens of thousands of tents and left whole areas covered in mud and stagnant water.

 

More than 22,000 tents were destroyed along with tarpaulins, insulation materials and blankets. Emergency shelters collapsed, temporary water networks failed and mixed with floodwater, and ten mobile medical points were knocked out.

 

Vital supplies have been lost and medical teams are struggling to reach those in need. Al Thawabta said displaced families have been left without even the basics for survival and are now facing winter with almost no protection.   - (ANA) -

 

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