Gaza
Palestinian builds mud shelter to escape overcrowded camps in Gaza
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Khalil Abu Ramadan, a resident of Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza, has constructed a small mud-brick room using traditional building methods to escape the confines of tent living, Shehab Wire reported. The Palestinian mixed earth with water and layered the material to form walls for the structure, reviving techniques his ancestors employed generations ago.
The makeshift shelter reflects deteriorating conditions across Gaza's displacement camps, where severe overcrowding has driven residents to seek alternative housing solutions. Abu Ramadan's improvised construction demonstrates the lengths Palestinians have gone to secure more stable shelter amid the territory's ongoing humanitarian crisis and the proliferation of temporary encampments housing thousands of displaced families.
