"Ceasefire is a relief. After two years of surviving war, we can finally breathe - but that doesn't mean our suffering is over. For many of us, it's only just begun. The tents, and the people still living in them, stand as a heavy reminder that our struggles are far from over. After two years of immense destruction by the Israeli military, most families in Gaza are now living in tents - nylons and fabric that don't protect them either from summer or winter."
"In tent life, there is an unlivable war - a war that doesn't begin with bombs, but with the absence of everything that makes life human. It is a war whose weapons are the denial of clean water, the lack of hygiene, the absence of toilets, dignity, and safety. I am not writing this as a distant witness. No - I am writing this from within it. From the ground."
Ceasefire provides temporary relief after two years of war, but widespread suffering persists among displaced Palestinians. Most families in Gaza live in thousands of makeshift tents made of nylons and thin fabric that fail to protect from heat or cold. Tented displacement produces a sanitation disaster: lack of clean water, insufficient toilets, pervasive open sewage, and inadequate hygiene. These conditions strip people of safety and dignity and cause daily, silent harm. The crisis affects families, including those with severe medical needs, and contributes to acute public-health risks across refugee camps and displacement sites.
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