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Cold weather is making war-torn Gaza Strip ‘uninhabitable,’ UN human rights official warns
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Palestinians look for salvageable items amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 25, 2024. (AFP)
The cold and stormy winter weather in Gaza is making the Palestinian enclave “completely uninhabitable” after months of war, a UN human rights official warns.
“I fear that many more civilians will die,” says Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN human rights department responsible for overseeing Gaza and the West Bank.
Sunghay says his office is also concerned about the impact of rainy and cold weather in Gaza.
“It was entirely predictable at this time of the year, and risks making an already unsanitary situation completely uninhabitable for the people,” he says.
“Most have no warm clothes or blankets. Northern Gaza, where IDF bombardment continues, is barely accessible, even to provide basic humanitarian aid.”
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