Jerusalem: While Israel and Hamas are accusing each other of obstructing peace talks, children are freezing to death in the bone-chilling cold. Innocent children are becoming victims of this senseless war that has been going on for months. When her father Mahmoud-al-Farta reached the doctor with just a 3-month-old girl, the doctors declared her dead.
It is well known that thousands of Palestinians are hiding together in makeshift tents since the Israeli attack. These are the conditions in the relief camp of Khan Yunus near Muwasi. But the situation is similar in the relief camps built at other places also.
At present the mercury in this area has fallen to 9 degrees Celsius. Muwasi, on the Mediterranean coast, also has some agricultural land. But there are also moving sand dunes.
Israel’s heavy bombardment has caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. 23 lakh people who came from Gaza are taking shelter here. Cold moist winds are freezing them. Relief agencies (of the United Nations) take trucks full of food and loot the food, starving Palestinians along the way. That scene itself is heartbreaking. Till now, 70 trucks were carrying food items and medicines every day, the number of which has been increased to 130 trucks every day. However, food, medicines and necessities of life are in short supply. Blankets, warm clothing and wood for fuel were also scarce.
Many people died from hypothermia due to extreme cold. More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza war. Little girls become victims of deadly cold. On the other hand, Hamas and Israel keep blaming each other. Peace talks never start.