RAMALLAH, December 28, 2025 (WAFA) – The Government Operations Room stated on Sunday that the Gaza Strip requires around 200,000 prefabricated housing units to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of displaced families and provide safer shelter amid harsh weather conditions.
In a press statement, the operations room said the current storm has flooded and destroyed thousands of tents across Gaza, worsening the humanitarian emergency.
The statement noted that the Al-Rasheed Coastal Street, stretching approximately 26 km, was flooded, damaging tents set up along the road due to rising sea waves accompanying the storm.
It stressed that the severe weather has intensified the suffering of Palestinians living in fragile tents that offer minimal protection against rain and freezing temperatures. Partially destroyed homes have also collapsed, posing a direct threat to residents' lives, amid a lack of safe alternatives for shelter.
The statement added that humanitarian organizations are unable to meet the urgent needs of displaced persons due to severe shortages in supplies and ongoing restrictions by the Israeli occupation on aid entering the Strip.
The operations room called on the United Nations and international organizations to pressure Israel to allow the immediate entry of prefabricated housing units and shelter supplies to alleviate the suffering of displaced persons and reduce the life-threatening risks they face.
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