The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation is exacerbating the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons after the central and southern governorates, especially the Mawasi area, became full, leaving no more empty or safe spaces to accommodate more displaced persons.
In a press statement on Thursday, the office said: “We are following with great concern the worsening suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons in the Gaza Strip as a result of the crime of forced displacement that the occupation continues to perpetrate against the civilian population, which has led to an unprecedented collapse in the humanitarian situation.”
He added that the severe overcrowding has forced families to erect makeshift tents “among health hazards and on the side of roads, in conditions that lack the minimum requirements for a decent life.”
He pointed out that the situation is exacerbated by “the exorbitant rise in transportation costs, in addition to the lack of new tents, coinciding with the closure of crossings and the occupation’s prevention of their entry,” in clear violation of international law.
State media explained that the few tents available are experiencing sharp price increases, exceeding the ability of exhausted citizens to purchase them, making it more difficult to secure shelter for thousands of displaced families. He warned of the deterioration of the security situation as a result of what he described as the occupation’s policy of “engineering chaos” through “supporting criminal gangs with weapons and fire cover,” considering that this “doubles the risks to the displaced and threatens their safety and stability.” He stressed that what is happening represents a systematic policy by the Israeli occupation to perpetuate the humanitarian tragedy of our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, holding the occupation, the US administration, and the countries involved in the genocide fully legally and morally responsible for these horrific crimes against humanity.
