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Gaza families endure severe weather as tents blocked from entry amid humanitarian crisis

By Tareq Abu Azzoum

Reporting from Deir el-Balah, Gaza

We have heard from the Gaza Media Office that about 288,000 Palestinian families are suffering harsh weather conditions as Israel continues to restrict the entry of humanitarian supplies, primarily the entry of much-needed makeshift tents.

The humanitarian crisis is really spiralling out of control. Civilians in Gaza need, according to the media office, about 300,000 tents and mobile houses to house hundreds of thousands of families who have been badly impacted by the rain and flooding. They live in heavily damaged, dirty and flooded tents. Many are left stranded without any shelter.

That’s why some families have taken refuge in already overcrowded shelters, while others were trying to find refuge in whatever is left standing in Gaza City or in the south of the Strip.

The media office has called the US president to exert pressure on Israel to uphold its commitments to the ceasefire agreement, especially when it comes to the implementation of the humanitarian protocol.

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