GENEVA, February 21, 2025 (WAFA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that around 90% of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, leaving hundreds of thousands of people with nowhere to go.

The organization made this statement on Friday following a visit to Gaza by its Director General, Amy Pope, and the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Muhannad Hadi.

The IOM emphasized that, in coordination with the United Nations and its humanitarian partners, it is intensifying efforts to enhance emergency shelter assistance.

According to the statement, since January 19, the IOM has dispatched aid covering shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene supplies and non-food items to support the population in Gaza.

The statement included remarks from the organization's Director General, describing the scale of destruction in Gaza as staggering. 

I just visited Gaza and witnessed devastation, shattered lives, and mass destruction like never seen before, she said in a post on X.

“People urgently need shelter and essential aid. Ceasefire must hold, and humanitarian access must flow without interruption to serve people in desperate need,” she added.

Pope noted that she spoke with parents struggling to keep their children alive, improvising temporary shelters with whatever materials they could find, as they have nowhere else to go.

"Families in Gaza are returning home to nothing but rubble, enduring cold and rain with little to no shelter," stressed IOM in a post on X.

T.R.