Kareem jamal

Israel did not create the rainstorms hitting Gaza. But it made sure that the people there have no shelter. Gaza’s first winter storm hit this weekend. Within 12 hours at least 70,000 tents had flooded. The UN, EU and World Bank put housing destroyed or damaged at 76.6%. The UN’s housing rapporteur says 92%. He called his report “Domicide.” OCHA, November 5: Gaza needs about 121,000 tents. The UN has about 2,800 inside. Timber is “being rejected by Israeli authorities.” The Shelter Cluster says tents and tarpaulins are “limited to one day per week.” 5,000 mobile homes from Egypt and Qatar are sitting at the Egyptian border, per the Times of Israel. Gaza Municipality says what’s left of the drainage can carry about 20% of the rain “under the best circumstances.” COGAT says more than 20,000 tents went in during one month and cites “genuine security concerns that Hamas could exploit certain components.” Even on its numbers, that’s a fraction of what the UN says is needed. The Israeli policy is that Gazans should have no shelter. It makes them more liklely to die or leave.