In pictures: Already terrorised by Israel, Gaza now faces chilling winter
Besieged Palestinians, already traumatised by Israeli air strikes and land invasion, are now confronting harsh winter weather. These images show the agony as well as resilience of Palestinians in the face of Israeli brutality.
Palestinian families take refuge in the logistics base of UNRWA and in the makeshift tents they have built around the storage as they struggle with cold weather in Rafah. / Photo: AA
Palestinians in besieged Gaza are bravely enduring harsh winter conditions amidst Israel's relentless attacks and brutal invasion.
It is a dire situation and many families have taken refuge in the UNRWA base and makeshift tents in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
Since October 7, Israel has besieged the Palestinian enclave and laid much of it to waste. It has killed at least 18,608 people and wounded 50,594. Many thousands more are feared lost in the rubble or beyond the reach of ambulances.
Israeli warplanes continue bombing the length of Gaza and aid officials say the arrival of winter rain has worsened conditions for hundreds of thousands sleeping rough in makeshift tents. The vast majority of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been made homeless by Israel.
These images depict the strength and perseverance of Palestinians in the face of Israeli brutality:
Palestinian families take refuge in the logistics base of UNRWA and in the makeshift tents they have built around the storage as they struggle with cold weather in Rafah.
The United Nations humanitarian office has said that Gaza faced a "public health disaster" due to the collapse of its health system and the spread of disease caused by overcrowding.
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency [UNRWA] says that at least 288 displaced people in its shelters in besieged Gaza have been killed by Israel since October 7.
Palestinians are seen collecting wood to start fire amid cold weather in Gaza.
Gaza's Health Ministry says it has exhausted its supply of children's vaccines and warned of "catastrophic health repercussions".
At least 18,608 Palestinians have been killed and 50,594 wounded in the Israeli onslaught since October 7.
Aid officials say the arrival of winter rain worsened conditions for hundreds of thousands sleeping rough in makeshift tents.
Over 80% of Palestinians in besieged Gaza have been displaced due to the Israeli invasion since October 7.
UN agency OCHA says Palestinians face "catastrophic circumstances" with crowds waiting for hours around distribution centres for meagre supplies of water, food and medical aid, while disease runs rampant through the squalor, made worse by rain and flooding.
Hospitals in the north have largely stopped functioning. In the south, they have been overrun by dead and wounded, carried in by the dozen throughout the day and night.
UN says around two-thirds of Gaza's 2.3 million residents are homeless, including most of the population of Gaza City and the rest of the northern half of the enclave, which has been reduced to a wasteland by Israel's invasion.
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