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STORY: GAZA / NEW YEAR LIVING CONDITIONS
TRT: 05:10
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 01 JANUARY 2026, GAZA CITY, GAZA, PALESTINE
1. Various shots, displaced persons’ camps in central Gaza City during rainfall
2. Various shots, displaced persons’ camp in northern Gaza City, showing overcrowded tents amid destroyed buildings
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Um Rabee’ Al-Mallash, Resident, Gaza:
“The world must stand with the Palestinian people, who have endured immense suffering. Help us rebuild the Gaza Strip, achieve peace, and have a state where we can live in peace and security.”
4. Various shots, children standing in front of their tent in northern Gaza City
5. Med shot, clothesline next to a tent
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wafaa Al-Khawaja, Resident, Gaza:
“I wish that we could live as the rest of the world lives. Today, our children have no education or anything at all.”
7. Med shot, Kamal Abu Hsheish standing in front of his tent in northern Gaza City
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Kamal Abu Hsheish, Resident, Gaza:
“I hope we can return to how we were before the war and be in a better situation, God willing.”
9. Various shots, movement of displaced people inside one of the camps in northern Gaza City
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Makrama Ahmad, Resident, Gaza:
“We hope that God will compensate us for our home that was destroyed. We lost our children, others were injured, and we thank God.”
11. Various shots, young girl wearing a Santa Claus outfit, playing among the tents of displaced families in northern Gaza City
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Noha Abu Amsha, Resident, Gaza:
“We hope that 2026 will be a year filled with joy and happiness, that there will be a full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and that people return to their places of residence. Even if we return to camps, we will live in safety and stability.”
13. Various shots, Na‘ma Al-Khawaja sitting beside her grandchildren in front of their tent in northern Gaza City
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Na‘ma Al-Khawaja, Resident, Gaza:
“In 2026, I hope to receive treatment, undergo surgery, and see better days ahead.”
15. Med shot, Shifaa Abu Halima standing in front of her tent in northern Gaza City
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shifaa Abu Halima, Resident, Gaza:
“It is enough that we are living in tents and drowning because of the rain, and no one feels for us. We have nothing— even clothes are unavailable.”
17. Various shots, Akram Abu Sal‘a walking between the tents of displaced people
18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Akram Abu Sal‘a, Resident, Gaza:
“We hope that 2026 will be better than 2025, and that wars and suffering will come to an end.”
19. Various shots, displaced persons’ tents, and their movement inside the camp
20. Various shots, streets of Gaza City
As the new year begins, residents of the Gaza Strip continue to face harsh living conditions in displacement camps and among the rubble of their destroyed homes, amid deep uncertainty over their future after months of war and devastation.
Displaced Palestinians living in temporary shelters express hope that the new year will mark a turning point in their lives, allowing them to achieve stability and regain a sense of safety after enduring prolonged hardship caused by the lack of adequate shelter and basic services.
Umm Rabee’ Al-Malash, a displaced woman standing in front of her tent at one of Gaza’s camps, said, “the Palestinian people must be supported, as they have endured immense suffering. Help us rebuild the Gaza Strip, bring about peace, and allow us to have a state where we can live in peace and security.”
For her part, Wafaa Al-Khawaja voiced concern for the future of children, saying, “I wish that, just as the rest of the world lives, we could live the same way. Our children today have no education or anything else.”
Meanwhile, Kamal Abu Hsheish, a displaced resident from the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, said his only wish is to return to the life he led before the war, as daily realities continue to impose severe humanitarian conditions on thousands of families inside the camps.
Hundreds of thousands of residents are estimated to remain displaced, amid mounting challenges facing relief and reconstruction efforts, as the population of the Gaza Strip awaits what the new year may bring in terms of humanitarian and political developments.
