‘We’re dying from the cold’: Displaced Palestinians battle winter in Gaza- By Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN

A boy walks down a flooded road in between makeshift tents in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on Tuesday.

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December 31, 2024 

Deir Al-Balah, Gaza CNN  — 

Standing barefoot in the mud with an empty container in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is fearing the winter weather and looking for clean water for her family.

Her family are living in a makeshift tent in Deir Al-Balah, after being displaced from Gaza City amid heavy Israeli bombardment. But their new home holds deadly perils of its own.

“We’re dying from the cold. This is not life, this is not living – I pray every day that we die to be relieved from this life,” Alaa says as she fights back tears. “No food, no water, no life.”

Several Palestinians, including at least five babies, have died in recent days due to severe cold weather. The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned on Tuesday that “more babies will likely die” in the coming days... READ MORE https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/middleeast/gaza-winter-palestinians-intl-latam 

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