The UN urged Israel to lift restrictions on urgently needed aid and equipment imports and allow people access to more areas with safer shelters. (EPA Images pic)RAMALLAH: The United Nations (UN) and the Palestinian Authority have warned that the coming winter could exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
More than two million people rely on shelter and aid, officials said at a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday.
Sameh Hamad, the Palestinian Authority’s social development minister, said hundreds of thousands of their people still live in tents and temporary shelters following Israel’s bombardment.
He said 84% of the population was housed in overcrowded emergency shelters, while more than 65% of families live in tents and temporary shelters.
