"Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians who lack shelter or a home to return to after Israel destroyed their residences across Gaza are pitching tents in graveyards as a last resort, as the humanitarian catastrophe in the enclave remains acute despite a fragile ceasefire deal. This graveyard wasn't meant for the living, Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary said, reporting from the southern city of Khan Younis. But today, it's home to dozens of families who have nowhere else to go."
"Rami Musleh, a father of 12 who was displaced from the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoon, could not find any viable option other than the graveyard. For parents, the emotional toll is heavy. The psychological trauma of war is made worse by having to raise children among tombstones, Musleh told Al Jazeera. With no safe shelter left and no land to return to, many families in Gaza are now pitching tents inside graveyards"
Thousands of displaced Palestinians are pitching tents in cemeteries across Gaza because homes were destroyed and no other free land remains. Families, including large households, shelter among tombstones with no water, electricity, sanitation, or privacy. Parents report severe emotional and psychological trauma from raising children in graveyards. Graveyards have lost their sacredness and now function as desperate shelters for dozens of families. Repeated displacement affects many people, with United Nations estimates of about 1.9 million displaced—roughly 90 percent of Gaza’s population. Southern Gaza neighborhoods are overcrowded as forced evacuations from the north continue and humanitarian needs remain acute.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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