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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Displaced Palestinians who have taken shelter at makeshift camps in the southern regions of the Gaza Strip demand a complete cessation of hostilities, with bad weather adding to the burden of their already dire living conditions under Israeli fire.
A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that temporarily halted the airstrikes on Gaza and resulted in hostage exchanges between the two sides, is set to expire on Thursday.
Shelters are overwhelmed by displaced people, especially residents of the north of Gaza who were not allowed to return to their areas during the truce.
Iman Khreis says her children are sick due to the cold and she has no idea where to obtain medicines for them.
"Despite our suffering at this time of being displaced from home, we were happy with the extension of the ceasefire to protect us and our children from fear," Khreis said. "This helps decrease the number of martyrs."
"The truce also provides psychological relief for us and enables our children to move and play,” she added, stressing that the ceasefire also allowed her to move more freely in order to buy some essentials.
Hajj Fatima al-Najjar, who has been displaced from the town of Khuza’a for more than fifty days, said the displaced have had enough and are praying for an end to the war.
"We have taken shelter at this place since the beginning of the war and we suffer a lot," al-Najjar said.
"Our children are sick and we quite often take them to hospitals,” she added, stressing that
the environment and the air are polluted due to the war.
“Diseases such as diarrhea, fever, and reflux spread everywhere around us," said al-Najjar, a complaint echoed by many among the displaced, who warn that the longer the war drags on, the more diseases spread, especially among children.
The Israel-Hamas war has claimed the lives of over 13,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis since October 7.
A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that temporarily halted the airstrikes on Gaza and resulted in hostage exchanges between the two sides, is set to expire on Thursday.
Shelters are overwhelmed by displaced people, especially residents of the north of Gaza who were not allowed to return to their areas during the truce.
Iman Khreis says her children are sick due to the cold and she has no idea where to obtain medicines for them.
"Despite our suffering at this time of being displaced from home, we were happy with the extension of the ceasefire to protect us and our children from fear," Khreis said. "This helps decrease the number of martyrs."
"The truce also provides psychological relief for us and enables our children to move and play,” she added, stressing that the ceasefire also allowed her to move more freely in order to buy some essentials.
Hajj Fatima al-Najjar, who has been displaced from the town of Khuza’a for more than fifty days, said the displaced have had enough and are praying for an end to the war.
"We have taken shelter at this place since the beginning of the war and we suffer a lot," al-Najjar said.
"Our children are sick and we quite often take them to hospitals,” she added, stressing that
the environment and the air are polluted due to the war.
“Diseases such as diarrhea, fever, and reflux spread everywhere around us," said al-Najjar, a complaint echoed by many among the displaced, who warn that the longer the war drags on, the more diseases spread, especially among children.
The Israel-Hamas war has claimed the lives of over 13,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis since October 7.
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