Posted on 12/13/2023 7:51:22 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Rafah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Cold winter rains lashed war-battered Gaza on Wednesday, compounding the suffering of Palestinians forced from their homes and now huddling in flooded tents.
Aziza al-Shabrawi tried in vain to get the rainwater out of her family's tent, pointing to her two children living in such precarious conditions.
"My son is sick because of the bitter cold and my daughter is barefoot. It's like we're beggars," said the 38-year-old. "No one cares, and no one helps."
Rafah has become a vast camp for the displaced beside the Egyptian border, with hundreds of tents erected using wood and plastic sheets.
"We spent five days outdoors. And now the rain has flooded the tents," said another displaced resident, Bilal al-Qassas.
Gusts of wind shook the fragile structures, while people tried to reinforce them with more plastic sheeting.
"Where do we migrate to? Our dignity is gone. Where do women relieve themselves? There are no bathrooms," said 41-year-old Qassas.
"We've started to long for martyrdom. We don't want to eat or drink."
They are in "desperate need of food, water, shelter, health, and protection," the UN's OCHA said in a statement.
"Without enough latrines, open-air defecation is prevalent, increasing concerns of further spread of disease, particularly during rains and related flooding."
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Ohh, Boo-F**king-Hoo!
Our dignity is gone.
Yes it is.
What is a little torture,rape, beheadings, and whole scale slaughter compared to getting rained on?
Who can close their eyes to such suffering?
I CAN!
where’s the hamass??? they have millions...
There’s a saying - “Elections have consequences”.
MY GAS METER HAS GONE OFF THE RAILS-—IN DOWNWARD POSITION
I figure that too much Gazan inbreeding has fried their IQs. Classic Muslim inbreeding is an uncle marries his niece. Also first cousin marriage, which I read is not that harmful. But harms the offspring when done for generations upon generations..
MAYBE they should have started this war on APRIL 7 instead of OCT 7.
Winter will have an influence.
Some day a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets...
I seem to remember this bunch dancing in the streets, ululating and passing out little candies on 9/11/2001. Pardon me while I don’t give a big rat’s ass.
“”””Aziza al-Shabrawi tried in vain to get the rainwater out of her family’s tent, pointing to her two children living in such precarious conditions.”””
Where is your husband, Aziza? Is he still busy building tunnels in Gaza? Or is he one of the Hamas dudes who killed a bunch of Israelis?
EGYPT has enough trouble with The Muslim Brotherhood-—the grandfather of HAMAS.
It’s a war! Did French papers report on the “suffering” of German civilians from RAIN after Allied carpet bombing of Berlin in 1944?
Well then.
Don’t make trouble.
So far the only destination anyone admits would take them is their first choice, Allah’s Paradise. Oddly no one wants to help Israel move them there.
Oh boo hoo
No sympathy for these scum
“It’s like we’re beggars,”
You ARE beggars. The entire Gaza population has lived on international welfar for generations.
Will the rain make the tunnels fill up any faster?
Highs in the 70’s, lows in the 50’s.
What are they complaining about? A little rain?
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