According to reports published by the WAFA news agency, around 127,000 of the 135,000 tents set up in the enclave are currently uninhabitable, amid a severe shortage of blankets, mattresses, and heating supplies.

The displaced face extreme cold without adequate protection against the damp and low temperatures, especially in remote and isolated areas.

The sources indicate that the lack of blankets and heating supplies exceeds 70% across the Strip, with the situation being even more critical in camps far from urban centers.

Entire families, including children and the elderly, are forced to sleep on the ground inside dilapidated tents that offer no protection from the wind and rain.

Since the start of the Israeli war in October 2023, 303 shelters and 61 food distribution centers have been bombed, leaving most displaced families without heat or shelter.

Medical sources reported that these conditions have led to the deaths of at least 21 displaced people from the extreme cold, including 18 children in refugee camps.

In addition, tens of thousands of cases of respiratory and infectious diseases have been reported, exacerbated by the lack of heating and the collapse of the health system following the destruction of 38 hospitals and the shutdown of 96 health centers.

Meanwhile, at least four Palestinians died today in Gaza City when buildings and homes previously damaged by Israeli attacks collapsed due to strong winds and rain that lashed the territory.

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