Storm Byron Deepens Gaza Suffering, UNRWA Warns
UNRWA stated on US social media company X on Tuesday that the storm has intensified risks for families who have been forced from their homes, as severe weather hits overcrowded and unsafe shelters.
"Storm Byron is worsening the already dire living conditions of thousands of people living in tents or damaged shelters," the agency said.
UNRWA emphasized that despite ongoing relief operations, Israeli authorities have obstructed the organization from delivering humanitarian supplies directly into Gaza for months, severely constraining aid distribution capabilities.
The agency said people have died after damaged buildings collapsed where families were sheltering, while children have died due to exposure to the cold.
"This must stop," UNRWA said, calling for immediate and unhindered access for humanitarian aid. "Aid must be allowed in at scale, now."
Since the previous week, thousands of tents sheltering survivors of Israel's war have transformed into water-filled pools, saturating bedding, clothing, and food stocks while leaving hundreds of Palestinian families vulnerable to freezing temperatures without adequate protection.
The Gaza Strip, the media office said, needs around 300,000 tents and prefabricated housing units to meet the most basic shelter needs of Palestinians after the destruction of the enclave's infrastructure in two years of Israeli attacks.
Israel's two-year military campaign in Gaza has killed over 70,000 Palestinians and devastated the territory. The offensive paused under a fragile ceasefire agreement implemented in October.
Israeli Prime Minister is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. This week, the appeals chamber of the ICC rejected Israel's legal challenge seeking to block an investigation into its actions in the genocidal war in the Palestinian territory.
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