"An entire Economist article on famine in Gaza doesn’t say the word “Israel” once. Not even when describing damage to farmland and water facilities or severely restricted aid deliveries. Saying *who* is destroying the farmland and restricting aid seems like basic info to include." Assal Rad

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An entire Economist article on famine in Gaza doesn’t say the word “Israel” once.  Not even when describing damage to farmland and water facilities or severely restricted aid deliveries. 

 

Saying *who* is destroying the farmland and restricting aid seems like basic info to include.

 

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We now see the ugly face of Gaza’s ‘new normal’. Israel’s genocidal campaign has left behind a reality that our starved bodies cannot survive.

By Eman Abu Zayed

Palestinian writer from Gaza.

Published On 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025

A girl stands in a pool of water at a makeshift camp sheltering displaced Palestinians after heavy rains in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 11, 2025 [AFP]

Winter came to Gaza last month with a violent storm. I woke up at night to a disaster. Our tent was flooded with water which had transformed our “floor” into a shallow pool. The mattresses and pillows were completely soaked, cooking pots were submerged, the clothes were drenched, and even our bags— which function as our “closets”—were filled with water. Nothing inside remained dry.

As I tried to understand what was happening, I suddenly heard children crying at the entrance of our tent. I opened it quickly and found three children from the neighbouring tents, their lips blue from the cold, with their mother trembling behind them saying, “We are completely soaked… the rain leaked inside and the water reached everywhere.”

The same tragic scene was repeated all around us: women, children, and elderly people sitting in the street under the rain, their bedding drenched and their belongings scattered, while confusion and cries filled the air.

All 1.4 million displaced Palestinians who lack proper shelter suffered that day—people with no protection against the weather or its sudden storms.

For us, it took two full days for our belongings to dry because the sun barely appeared; everything stayed cold and damp. We didn’t move to another place—we stayed where we were, trying to salvage whatever we could, because there was simply nowhere else to go.

Only a week later, an even stronger winter storm arrived with severe rainfall. Tents were flooded again; little children froze in the rain again.

This week, when Storm Byron hit, we were flooded once again. Despite all our efforts to reinforce the tents, secure them tightly, and bring in stronger tarps, nothing worked. The winds were fiercer, the rain heavier, and the water pushed its way inside from every direction. The ground no longer absorbed anything. The water began rising rapidly beneath our feet, turning the entire area into a swamp.

According to the authorities, the strong winds destroyed at least 27,000 tents. These are 27,000 families who already struggled and now have nothing, no shelter, nowhere to hide from the rain and cold.

The rain also brought down damaged homes where people had been sheltering. Every time there is a storm or strong wind, we hear the sound of falling debris and concrete pillars from badly damaged buildings near us. This time, the situation was so bad that 11 people were killed by collapsed buildings.

It is clear that after everything we have endured, we – like other displaced Palestinians – cannot survive a third winter in these harsh conditions. We survived two winters in displacement, living in tents that protected neither from cold nor rain, waiting with exhausted patience for a ceasefire that would end our suffering. The ceasefire finally came, but relief did not. We remain in the same place, with bodies drained by malnutrition and illness, under tents worn out by the sun and wind.

We are a family of... READ MORE    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/12/14/we-now-see-the-ugly-face-of-gazas-new-normal 

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Israel is BLOCKING over 6,500 trucks with essential winter aid from entering Gaza... children are going barefoot and wearing summer clothes in the freezing cold. ... World leaders and the international community continue to look away and abandon the people of Gaza. - B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

 B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

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Dec 11

Storm Byron is hitting the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by Israeli genocidal attack are huddling in makeshift tents, many flooded due to the mass bombing of sewage and drainage systems. 

 

Two years of genocide have left this vulnerable population exposed to the worst of winter and the spread of disease, with literally nowhere dry to shelter. 

 

Yet two months into the so-called “ceasefire,” Israel is still blocking aid. 

 

More than 6,500 trucks are currently waiting to be let into Gaza with essential winter supplies including tents, blankets, warm clothing and hygiene materials. 

 

Meanwhile, children are going barefoot and wearing summer clothes in the freezing cold. 

 

World leaders and the international community continue to look away and abandon the people of Gaza.

 https://x.com/btselem/status/1999084005895848136

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Israel is holding 6,000 trucks, enough supplies for Gaza for 3 months - Monday, December 1st 2025

Adnan Abu Hasna, the media adviser for UNRWA, said that the Israeli occupation authorities are holding 6,000 agency trucks loaded with food supplies sufficient for the Gaza Strip for three months, in addition to hundreds of thousands of tents and blankets designated for about 1.3 million Palestinians as the humanitarian crisis worsens.

Abu Hasna explained, in an interview with Al Jazeera, that the number of trucks currently entering Gaza exceeds the average that used to enter before the ceasefire. However, he stressed that these quantities do not match the enormous level of need inside the Strip.

He added that the occupation authorities continue to ban the entry of hundreds of vital items, including health, sanitation, water, and food supplies, noting that they allow more materials to enter for the commercial sector than for humanitarian and relief organizations.

Abu Hasna confirmed that most of Gaza’s population relies entirely on humanitarian aid, as residents have lost their purchasing power, except for a limited number of UN agency employees and what remains of Palestinian Authority staff.

He explained that humanitarian organizations submit requests to bring in essential materials such as spare parts for desalination and sewage plants, medical equipment, and international teams and staff. However, Israel rejects most of these requests, limiting its approvals to basic supplies such as canned food, flour, and some medicines.

Abu Hasna warned that the continuation of this situation will push Gaza back to square one, noting that limited rainfall over the past two days caused rainwater to mix with sewage due to the destruction of infrastructure, leading to widespread collapse of tens of thousands of tents.

Meanwhile, waste continues to pile up, and sewage water floods the narrow streets near displaced persons’ tents in the southern part of the Strip, while children live in an environment rife with diseases and epidemics, according to testimonies from the displaced.

Municipal officials told Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Al-Shaer that the current fuel crisis is the worst since the war began two years ago and has paralyzed all aspects of municipal work. Municipal vehicles, already in poor condition, have stopped operating due to fuel shortages, while the occupation authorities have not allowed new vehicles to enter.

The Civil Defense also faces extreme challenges due to the severe fuel shortage, preventing its teams from reaching distress areas in time, whether for rescue operations during weather depressions or for retrieving victims and removing dangers threatening the population.

https://english.palinfo.com/news/2025/12/01/352753/ 

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UNRWA Situation Report #199 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

All information updated for 24 - 30 November 2025 [1]
Days 777 - 783 since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip

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Highlights

The Gaza Strip

• The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported, according to OCHA, that since the ceasefire, 347 Palestinians have been  killed, 889 injured and 596 bodies have been retrieved from under the rubble.
• On 24 November 2025, an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Jabalia camp was reportedly impacted due to a quadcopter strike by Israeli forces. No casualties were reported, although the facility sustained minor damage.
• Describing severe destruction and the struggle facing women, especially the more than 57,000 who now head their households, amid high prices and lack of income, UN Women’s Chief of Humanitarian Action reported that women are facing hunger, fear, repeated displacement and winter conditions in makeshift shelters that offer little protection.
• According to the Shelter Cluster, collective efforts to prepare for the winter season are under strain due to new winter storms, driving a cycle of renewed emergency needs. Most people in Gaza continue to reside in a range of inadequate shelter types that fail to meet basic emergency standards, including tents, makeshift tents, and partially or heavily damaged buildings.
• UNRWA is continuing to respond to flooding impacts across 32 UNRWA schools-turned-shelters, mostly in Middle Area and Khan Younis (27). First response operations are in progress, including water removal from flooded yards and clearance of blocked manholes and drainage collectors, in addition to repairs to damaged tents and distribution of tarpaulins to affected families. Efforts remain focused on closing outstanding gaps to ensure safe and adequate shelter conditions.
• Amid immense humanitarian needs, UNRWA operations continue to face severe challenges, including restrictions on bringing aid and vital supplies directly into the Gaza Strip. Despite these constraints, UNRWA is scaling up its response, including in education and health sector. Over 50,000 students are now engaged in in-person learning activities across all areas of Gaza. Health services have been significantly expanded in the north, with five active medical facilities in Gaza City and North Area, providing primary healthcare to around 1,800 patients daily. On 30 November, the Muawiya health centre in Mawasi reopened, strengthening access to essential care in the area.
• The joint catch-up immunization campaign reached 15,895 children in November (the first of three phases), with MoH and PRCS, and with support of UNICEF and WHO. As part of this joint effort, UNRWA teams vaccinated 4,624 children (29 per cent of the total). UNRWA participated with 32 teams out of 141 teams in total (22.6 per cent of the medical workforce involved).

The West Bank including East Jerusalem

• On 26 November, Israeli Forces launched a large-scale operation in Tubas governorate, so-called operation ‘Five Stones’. The operation has to date included the use of advanced weaponry and war-like tactics, with Israeli Forces entering El Far’a Camp early on 28 November.
• A new demolition order was issued by Israeli Forces against Jenin Camp on 25 November. This marks the latest in a series of demolitions rendering parts of the de-populated camp uninhabitable.... READ MORE  https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/unrwa-situation-report-199-situation-gaza-strip-and-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem

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"Since the “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip took effect on 10 October 2025, Israel has killed at least 345 Palestinians there, including at least 119 children, and wounded about 889. The World Food Programme (WFP) reported this past week that it managed to bring into the Strip only about two-thirds of its planned aid and could provide food to just 500,000 people – roughly 30% of its target. The main obstacles are Israel’s draconian bureaucratic restrictions on aid organizations and its ongoing refusal to open the crossings. According to reports, during the 45 days since the “ceasefire” was declared, Israel has demolished roughly 1,500 structures across the Strip, in violation of the agreement. With the sewage system in ruins and heavy rain in mid-November, many IDP tent camps have flooded. Most people in Gaza are homeless, hungry and lacking access to basic services, yet world leaders are standing by, issuing empty statements and enabling the normalization of this unbearable reality. The international community must act now to ensure protection for Palestinians, the immediate entry of humanitarian aid, and accountability for those responsible for the genocide." B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

 

@btselem

 

Since the “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip took effect on 10 October 2025, Israel has killed at least 345 Palestinians there, including at least 119 children, and wounded about 889. 

 

The World Food Programme (WFP) reported this past week that it managed to bring into the Strip only about two-thirds of its planned aid and could provide food to just 500,000 people – roughly 30% of its target. 

 

The main obstacles are Israel’s draconian bureaucratic restrictions on aid organizations and its ongoing refusal to open the crossings. 

 

According to reports, during the 45 days since the “ceasefire” was declared, Israel has demolished roughly 1,500 structures across the Strip, in violation of the agreement. 

 

With the sewage system in ruins and heavy rain in mid-November, many IDP tent camps have flooded. 

 

Most people in Gaza are homeless, hungry and lacking access to basic services, yet world leaders are standing by, issuing empty statements and enabling the normalization of this unbearable reality. 

 

The international community must act now to ensure protection for Palestinians, the immediate entry of humanitarian aid, and accountability for those responsible for the genocide.

 https://x.com/btselem/status/1993350142963921073

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"Israel is allowing fewer than 200 aid trucks a day into the Strip, despite a ceasefire deal requiring 600. Ismail Al-Thawabteh of Gaza’s media office says Israel is “managing hunger in Gaza deliberately, slowly, and cumulatively,” with malnutrition now above 90 percent. He adds that Israel has killed at least 342 Palestinians since the Oct. 10 ceasefire began and continues to block heavy machinery needed to recover bodies from rubble. He calls it deliberate starvation and obstruction of relief, urging mediators to pressure Israel to comply."

Assal Rad

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The genocide is not over.

 

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 Israel Blocking More Than Two-Thirds of Aid Agreed Under Ceasefire Deal.  Gaza authorities reiterate that Israel is allowing fewer than 200 aid trucks a day into the Strip, despite a ceasefire deal requiring 600. 

 

Ismail Al-Thawabteh of Gaza’s media office says Israel is “managing hunger in Gaza deliberately, slowly, and cumulatively,” with malnutrition now above 90 percent. 

 

He adds that Israel has killed at least 342 Palestinians since the Oct. 10 ceasefire began and continues to block heavy machinery needed to recover bodies from rubble. 

 

He calls it deliberate starvation and obstruction of relief, urging mediators to pressure Israel to comply.

 

https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1993413459300724997 

 

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