The office said it is making an urgent plea for help with the beginning of autumn and the possibility of experiencing dipping temperatures and “difficult weather conditions”.
“More than 74 percent of the tents of those who are internally displaced are not safe or suitable for use,” it added.
The teams said, as reported by the office, that “100,000 out of 135,000 tents need immediate replacement due to wear and tear” because they “are made of wood, nylon, and fabric, and have deteriorated due to the sun’s heat and the harsh climate conditions in Gaza. After 11 continuous months of displacement, they are now completely unusable under these inhumane conditions”.
The statement cited Israel’s closure of crossings has prevented “the entry of around 250,000 tents and caravans into the Gaza Strip under this dire situation”.
The Office urged the international community, countries, international, UN and Arab organizations to provide immediate relief to 2 million displaced people “who are in urgent need of adequate shelter to protect them from the winter cold and summer heat, by pressuring the occupation to stop the crime of genocide against our Palestinian people in Gaza”.
The Office warned of a “real humanitarian disaster with the arrival of winter, which threatens to leave 2 million people homeless.”
Despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, Israel has continued its offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on last Oct. 7.
More than 41,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed and over 95,000 injured, according to local health authorities.
An ongoing blockade of Gaza has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, leaving much of the region in ruins.
