Tin plates and bricks .This is what remains of the house of "Abu Hussam" after the bombing by the Israeli warplanes during the recent war on the Gaza Strip. The suffering of thirteen family members who lives in the Shyjaeya frontier becomes to be unveiled in light of lacking the minimum of living basic needs especially during these days after the beginning of low cold Huda.

Rowad Association for Community Development received their urgent appeal, and immediately the Social Bureau arranged for a visit to the bereaved family in order to check closely the tragic and dangerous situation suffered by this family and the rest of the affected families whose houses were destroyed.

"Abu Hossam Hassanin," the owner of the house said: we urge all officials to begin the reconstruction and improve of conditions. Aditionally, Mr. Hassanin has a lot to add; she called the concerned authorities here in to pay attention to the tragedy and their children who suffer cold diseases in light of social and economic conditions difficult.

However, as final exams are approaching in the Gaza strip, it is difficult to "Azzedine" , the twelve-year-boy, to cope with the current situation as it is no longer suitable for studying.

More than four month were elapsed since the end of the recent war on Gaza .However, no glimpse of hope is in the horizon of Gazans in finding a solution to their complex and difficult situation.

'Abu Hussam' is one of the tens of thousands of Palestinian families whose houses were destroyed during the recent war on Gaza. The former, as other affected Palestinians, feel frustrated towards the empty promises that Palestinian officials, Arab and the international community make regarding the implementation of the reconstruction from time to time.

At the end of the visit, Rowad provided urgent in-kind and cash assistance provided via the coordination with philanthropists, and Rowad hopes to end the suffering of those displaced citizens who are forced to live outdoors.

In a related context, declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian territories to counter the effects of the low cold which is accompanied with significant reduction in heat, storms and snow.

Mr. Raed Ad-Dahshan, officer in charge of their account in the civil defense in Gaza, said: “The situation is very critical in this storm. We are dealing with emergency situations reported to us by citizens but the lack of equipment disrupts our work."

Many citizens use candles for lighting and ignite firewood for heating, which could adversely affects the life and cause damage and calamities.

Twelve civilians also were wounded in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip Tuesday and a child was seriously injured in a fire at his home in Gaza on Wednesday morning resulted in the burning of a candle.

On Saturday evening, two siblings, from Habil family, aged 3 and 4 years were killed in a fire at their home in the beach refugee camp west of Gaza City. The fire also resulted in the fall of a burning candle.

17 000 Palestinians were displaced from their destroyed homes and have been residing in 18 schools affiliated to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, according to the benefit Adnan Abu Hasna, UNRWA spokesman.

Save our children..!!

A citizen of the town of Khuza'a says: "Save us.. We are victims of the Israeli aggression, and we have suffered from wars, and we are the biggest victims. And all those officials must wake up to save our children from the death as a result of cold and frost and heavy rain."

He adds: "We do not want only the reconstruction; We are given up from the past and afraid of the future. We weep blood every time you look at the piles of rubble and suffer more when we see our children, women shivering of cold and fear without that we can provide them with warmth and decent place to stay in."

Harsh Conditions: Blowing doors and ceilings 

All of the citizens expressed their feeling of bitterness to live within caravan and pains felt by whenever he sees his family live tragedy inside shelter with no larger than "30 meters", and more than worry and pain consideration for his ruined home next door with a sigh and pain narrow balcony after he was enjoying it and his family a decent life.
And explains that he and his neighbors lacking in such nights home destroyed in light of what they experience the harsh life inside the caravan, said: "When we were in our homes each had an individual bed and private bay and a means of heating and safe place, and blankets, and this is what is missing today."

Ongoing tragedy.. Adding insult to the injury

One of the affected women illustrated that this gloomy situation comes as a result of all officials of the reconstruction was evaded their responsibilities of the affected Gaza Strip. She noted that the statements of some officials on television about reconstruction and relentless efforts to resolve the problems of all displaced people are "lies ".

It is noteworthy that the recent Israeli aggression that targeted the Gaza Strip last July and August, destroyed about 18 thousand housing units and led to the displacement of about 10 thousand Gazan families, and those still in the streets without the presence of solutions to save them from the risk of death