Winter in Gaza is approaching 162 000 tents are out of service

As winter approaches, fears that hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip will find themselves facing a harsh season of cold, rain and floods, in light of the erosion of displacement camps, the deterioration of tents and the lack of shelter requirements. While international organizations are preparing to meet the conditions of winter, the needs of the sector are still far greater than what is available on the ground, amid Palestinian and international calls to secure the necessary tents and materials before the intensification of weather conditions. In this context, the Director-General of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Ismail Al-Thawabit, warned of the very dangerous humanitarian repercussions that threaten the lives of the displaced, describing the coming winter as a “catastrophic winter” if the current shelter crisis continues without urgent intervention. And my roots. Al-Thawabta revealed, in a press statement today, Wednesday, that the competent governmental staff conducted a comprehensive field inventory of the reality of the displacement camps, and showed that 162,000 tents were completely out of service out of the 270,000 tents that harbor the displaced families. In the various governorates of the sector. According to the data announced, more than 60% of the current tents are no longer able to provide the minimum level of protection, and are not suitable for wind, rain and winter cold, which puts children, women, patients and other displaced people in the face of the danger of direct exposure to harsh weather conditions. Local warnings come at a time when the United Nations is intensifying its preparations to face the winter season in Gaza, amid the continuing housing crisis and displacement. On September 17, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that about 84% of the population of the Gaza Strip, or more than 1.76 million people, are