First rainfall in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war worsens dire conditions for displaced Palestinians

(14 Nov 2023)
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Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip - 14 November 2023
1. Various of children running and playing under the rain between tents
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Iqbal Abu Saud, citizen displaced from Gaza City:
"Today we woke up at 6:00, this whole tent collapsed onto the ground because of the rain, and the children... You can see the water, look at the ground and how it is. And that’s just one day, what is going to happen to us on the other days (of rain)? We don't have a place to go to, we don't have anything of the sort."
3. Abu Saud sitting with her family inside a tent, mud caused by rain on the ground iside tent
4. Girl standing at the entrance to tent
5. Various of men repairing their tents
6. Children standing between tents
7. Various of man covering tent's roof with nylon
8. Various of citizens and children and people standing next to tents covered with nylon
STORYLINE:
The first rainfall in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war has worsened already dire conditions for displaced Palestinians in the besieged enclave, who are now grappling with the effects of severe weather without enough food, water or medicine.

With wet winters, Palestinians in Gaza are fearful of the inconveniences the rain will bring as many find themselves living in dire conditions in overcrowded displacement shelters.

Palestinians in Gaza, already reeling from Israeli bombardment, fear that the weather in the coming season will compound their woes.

The cold front on Tuesday battered families who had fled the northern part of Gaza and taken refuge in flimsy tents in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah.

Iqbal Abu Saud, who was displaced from Gaza City, sits under her tent on the muddied ground.

"That’s just one day, what is going to happen to us on the other days (of rain)? We don't have a place to go to," she added.

Many scrambled to wrap their tents with simple tarps to stop the heavy rain from seeping inside.

AP video shot by Abd Al Kareem Hana
Production: Wafaa Shurafa

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