Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): At least 16 people have been killed in fierce Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical officials gave this information. At least six people, including four children, were killed in an attack on a school housing displaced persons in Gaza City, according to Hamas government-affiliated Civil Defense. The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants sheltering there. ,
At least eight people were killed in an attack on a house in Deir al-Balah late Saturday night, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital. Two more people were killed in the attack in the southern city of Khan Younis just after midnight on Sunday, according to Nasser Hospital, located near the hospital. There was no immediate comment from the army on these attacks.
winter havoc in gaza
Apart from Israeli missiles, winter has also started wreaking havoc on Palestinians. It is extremely cold in Gaza these days. Many of the nearly two million people displaced by the 14-month-long war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. According to aid workers and residents, people lack blankets and warm clothing, there is little wood for bonfires, and the tents and tarpaulins where families are living are dilapidated from months of use. Shadia Ayada, displaced from the southern city of Rafah, has only a blanket and a hot water bottle to protect her eight children from the cold inside a ramshackle tent.
feel fear in strong wind
“Whenever we learn that rain and strong winds are forecast, we get scared as our tents get blown away by the wind,” said Shadiya. Temperatures at night usually hover between five and 10 degrees Celsius. lives there, so Ayada fears that their children will fall sick without warm clothes. Ayada said that when they left their home, her children only had summer clothes. He said he was forced to borrow some warm clothes from relatives and friends. Rida Abu Jarada, 50, who was displaced with her family from northern Gaza, said people sleep inside tents with children in their arms. So that they can be kept warm.
He said, “With no doors and torn tents, rats walk on us at night. Blankets do not keep us warm. We feel as if there is snow on the ground. We wake up shivering in the morning.” “I fear that one day I will wake up and find that a child has died from the cold,” she said, warning that people living in temporary shelters might not survive the winter. Said to be at least 945,000 people in need of winter-related items, which have become very expensive in Gaza (AP).
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