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Headline: Displaced Palestinians in Gaza Face Dire Winter as Aid Blocked, Families Plead for Help

Gaza Strip – Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian families in Gaza are facing a humanitarian crisis worsened by cold temperatures, heavy rainfall, and Israel’s continued restrictions on vital aid deliveries. Two years of military assault that has left critical infrastructure and homes damaged or destroyed.

Humanitarian organizations have been warning for weeks about the vulnerability of Palestinians living in makeshift shelters, struggling to withstand the harsh winter conditions. The situation is compounded by the ongoing blockade, preventing essential supplies like tents, mattresses, and blankets from entering the territory.

“I have been crying since morning,” a displaced mother from Gaza City told Al Jazeera, describing how her family’s tent flooded during recent heavy rains. She, like many others, has lost family members in the conflict and is struggling to provide basic necessities for her children. “I am asking for help to get a proper tent, a mattress and a blanket. I want my children to have suitable clothes,” she pleaded.

The United Nations and aid groups are urgently calling on Israel to lift all restrictions on aid to Gaza, where over 69,000 people have been killed in recent years. While a ceasefire deal with Hamas took effect in October, severe limitations on the flow of humanitarian assistance remain.

UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, reports having enough shelter supplies to assist 1.3 million Palestinians, but these supplies are currently blocked from entering Gaza due to Israeli restrictions.

“It’s cold and wet in Gaza. Displaced people are now facing a harsh winter without the basics to protect them from the rain and cold,” stated UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini. He described the situation as “misery on top of misery,” noting that shelters are fragile and easily flooded.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from central Gaza, highlighted the desperation of families forced to live in flooded tents, unable to afford winter clothing for their children. The situation is further aggravated by recent Israeli military activity, including flares fired near Khan Younis and airstrikes inside the ceasefire’s demarcation line.

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