Gaza
Gaza shelter crisis affects 1.98 million Palestinians
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Nearly 1.98 million Palestinians in Gaza — representing 94 percent of the territory's population — face an acute housing crisis that extends far beyond the destruction of residential structures, according to Shehab Wire. The shortfall encompasses critical gaps in tents, household furnishings, electricity, fuel, and other essential materials required to meet basic living standards.
The scale of the crisis reflects widespread displacement and infrastructure damage across the enclave. Displaced families lack not only shelters but also the fundamental supplies and resources necessary to establish functioning households, compounding the humanitarian emergency facing the population.
