Earlier on Friday, rainwater flooded hundreds of tents and shelters of displaced people, exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy that has accumulated as a result of two years of genocidal war waged by the occupation army against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The Civil Defense said in a statement that distress calls came from numerous camps and shelters in Gaza City, especially in the areas of Tunnel, Daraj, Yarmouk, Zeitoun, and Shati Camp, in addition to areas in Deir al-Balah, Bureij and Nuseirat in the Central Governorate.
The agency appealed to the international community and the countries guaranteeing the ceasefire agreement, "to pay attention to the suffering of about half a million families displaced by the Israeli aggression , who are living in camps and shelters that lack basic necessities of life," calling for the rapid delivery of prefabricated houses and new tents.
In the same context, Hamas called on Friday for the United Nations and the guarantors of the ceasefire agreement to take urgent action to deliver humanitarian, medical and shelter supplies to Gaza, given the worsening conditions of the displaced due to the storm.
The movement said in a statement that "the camps have turned into pools of mud, after rainwater flooded the flimsy tents and destroyed what remained of the families' needs," stressing that the tragic situation "reflects the magnitude of the escalating suffering that our people are going through in the besieged Gaza Strip."
She added that the need for relief and shelter has become urgent, given the continued procrastination by the occupation in allowing the entry of humanitarian aid, tents and mobile homes, despite the ceasefire agreement being in effect since October 10.
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are living in catastrophic conditions due to the lack of basic necessities and vital services, while dilapidated tents are the only shelter for many, even though 93% of them are no longer habitable, according to data from the government media office.
Tens of thousands of tents were damaged by direct or indirect shelling by the occupying army, while some were eroded by weather conditions, amid the ongoing siege and prevention of the entry of shelter supplies.
The ceasefire agreement ended the genocidal war that the occupation army started on October 8, 2023, and which lasted for two years, leaving more than 69,000 martyrs and more than 170,000 wounded, in addition to massive destruction that affected 90% of the civilian infrastructure with initial losses amounting to about $70 billion.