Without shelter, Gaza families face winter of sickness and hardship

LONDON: Maysa Yousef spent 500 shekels ($160) covering the glassless windows of her bomb-damaged home in central Gaza with plastic to keep out the rain. But water came in anyway. Nearby shelling then knocked the frames loose again, leaving her searching for plastic sheeting and tape that had sold out.

“Everything in the house has shifted,” the artist and mother told Arab News. “Walls have moved, some are at risk of collapsing. The windows are out of place.”

Five members of Yousef’s family now share a single room. The living room is uninhabitable, with dislodged windows and collapsed doors exposing it to the elements.