Thousands of homeless Palestinians in Gaza struggle amid cold snap

Tens of thousands of Palestinians left homeless after Israel’s latest military aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip are still struggling to cope with harsh winter conditions in the impoverished territory.

Many Gaza residents displaced and left homeless by last summer’s brutal bombing and shelling of the blockaded territory by the Israeli military forces continue to face difficult conditions in their efforts to keep warm amid cold snap across the besieged enclave.

A large number of Palestinian families are still living in tents put up outside their devastated homes. Power supply is patchy and motorists are faced with fuel shortage despite pledges of international assistance for the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in Gaza.

Heavy rainfall and flooding have already deteriorated the conditions there as the Israeli regime continues to maintain a crippling economic blockade on the Palestinian territory, which has been in place since 2007.

Egypt has also sided with the Israeli regime following the massive military aggression in the summer by shutting down its Rafah border crossing into Gaza, preventing aid to reach the enclave.

In January, Israeli rights group B’Tselem revealed that the Tel Aviv regime had deliberately targeted Palestinian homes, killing hundreds by bombing them despite near certainty that they were occupied.

The Israeli regime has refused to allow construction material into Gaza. This has prevented reconstruction from taking place, leaving many with little hope for rebuilding their homes.

Nearly 2,200 Palestinians, including 577 children, were killed in the Israeli onslaught of 2014. Some 100,000 people are still homeless in the besieged sliver.

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