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‘Her hands are as cold as ice’: Gaza families struggle to keep warm

By Al Jazeera · Published by Everything Blog

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Relatives are resorting to sharing body heat and scarce blankets inside damaged tents after rainwater destroyed their bedding and personal belongings. Many parents cannot afford market prices for winter attire, forcing youths to wear torn summer clothes despite the bitter cold. The fatal consequences of these living conditions have already surfaced with the hypothermia death of a nine-month-old infant in a camp.

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According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgen…: According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgent shelter assistance.
Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and resp…: Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and respiratory infections rise.
Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared…: Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared blankets to survive the cold.

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Flooded tents and high prices leave Gaza families struggling to keep children warm as winter approaches.

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – At night, as temperatures drop inside their makeshift shelter in Gaza City, Amira Saad struggles to keep her four-month-old baby, Mohammed, warm.

The baby mostly only has thin summer clothes. Unable to afford winter clothing, 27-year-old Amira has borrowed a warm garment from a neighbour, but remains worried about the cold during the night.

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She lives with 18 family members, including nine children, under a tarp offering little protection from the elements. Finding enough warm clothes and blankets for everyone has become increasingly difficult.

The family was displaced from Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood earlier in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, and now lives in a makeshift camp west of the city.

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Relatives are resorting to sharing body heat and scarce blankets inside damaged tents after rainwater destroyed their bedding and personal belongings. Many parents cannot afford market prices for winter attire, forcing youths to wear torn summer clothes despite the bitter cold. The fatal consequences of these living conditions have already surfaced with the hypothermia death of a nine-month-old infant in a camp.

Key Points

According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgen…: According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgent shelter assistance.
Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and resp…: Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and respiratory infections rise.
Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared…: Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared blankets to survive the cold.

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Relatives are resorting to sharing body heat and scarce blankets inside damaged tents after rainwater destroyed their bedding and personal belongings. Many parents cannot afford market prices for winter attire, forcing youths to wear torn summer clothes despite the bitter cold. The fatal consequences of these living conditions have already surfaced with the hypothermia death of a nine-month-old infant in a camp.

Key Points

According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgen…: According to the United Nations, 94 percent of Gaza's population currently requires urgent shelter assistance.
Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and resp…: Approximately 650,000 children are in need of winter aid as risks of hypothermia and respiratory infections rise.
Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared…: Families lacking income and heating resources must rely strictly on body heat and shared blankets to survive the cold.

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