Sherouk Zakaria

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Winter could turn Gaza’s treacherous, war-damaged buildings into deathtraps

  • ‘People have nowhere else to go; it’s either torn and worn-out tents that offer little protection or privacy, or damaged buildings at risk of collapse,” says head of Civil Defence in Gaza City
  • ‘We are not approaching a natural catastrophe; it is a man-made crisis produced by 3 years of destruction, displacement and restrictions, and winter is about to expose it,’ he adds

By Sherouk Zakaria · 22 September 2026