A displaced family of five is living in dire humanitarian conditions amid the ruins of Al-Nafaq Street in the Gaza Strip, where basic services have collapsed following months of war and destruction.
Footage shows the Al-Jarji family huddled around a small fire outside their tattered tent, surrounded by rubble. Inside, their three children sit on the bare ground, sheltered only by torn fabric and blankets.
“I live on Al-Nafaq Street. My family has five members: three children, my wife, and me,” said Mahmoud Al-Jarji, the father. “In the morning, instead of going to school, the children go to the soup kitchen to get something to eat, but they don’t get anything and come back crying.”
“As you can see, the area is surrounded by rubble. I live among cockroaches and rats. The area is uninhabitable, there is no proper housing, no decent life, no water, nothing. Where should we go? Look how the tent barely stands, torn apart,” he continued.
Nearby, Yasmin Al-Yazji, another displaced mother, pleaded for help ahead of the approaching winter.
“We are heading into winter. I am asking for a tent to keep me and my children warm. The tents we have are torn and worn out, most of them damaged. We use blankets over them, and the place is only safe by the grace of God. Any storm or winter rain will sweep us and the children away and flood us,” she said.
According to the Palestinian Media Centre, around 85 percent of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged, leaving more than 70 million tonnes of rubble and 260,000 tonnes of waste. It added that 85 percent of municipal equipment was destroyed, crippling debris removal and posing severe public health risks.
Authorities say they are working to reopen streets and repair essential networks, but progress remains limited amid fuel shortages and the collapse of most machinery.
Since October 7, about 60 percent of buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of residents remain homeless.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on October 10 as part of the 20-point 'Trump Plan', which includes an immediate halt to hostilities, the release of all hostages, both living and deceased, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave.
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