Web desk: Severe cold weather poses additional challenges for displaced families in Gaza, warns IRC
International Rescue Committee (IRC) has issued a stark warning regarding the dire conditions faced by forcibly displaced families in Gaza, as frigid temperatures exacerbate the already dire humanitarian crisis.
Many families are struggling to survive in makeshift shelters devoid of adequate warm clothing and blankets, leaving them vulnerable to the harsh winter conditions.
As dozens are reported killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza.
According to the Al Jazeera correspondent, patients and staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital were “soaked in blood” after multiple Israeli drone strikes on the besieged medical facility.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that five individuals sustained injuries in an Israeli strike near the town of Bint Jbeil. This incident occurred while a ceasefire with Hezbollah remains in effect, despite multiple violations of the truce by Israeli forces.
Israel killed at least 44,580 Palestinians and wounded 105,739 since October 7, 2023.
In Lebanon, at least 4,047 people have been killed and 16,638 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.
