In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army's constant evacuation orders have turned life for Palestinian civilians into an unbearable cycle of displacement. According to an Al Jazeera correspondent, families who reach each new shelter soon face a new evacuation warning and are unable to find even the slightest stability.
A displaced Palestinian, trying to make a living from a small shop he opened in a ruined house, said he received his fourth evacuation order. He stressed that constant displacement is extremely difficult because people are packed into very narrow areas and distances are long.
2 million people squeezed into 30 percent of the area
The Israeli army has squeezed 2 million Palestinians into an area not exceeding 30 percent of Gaza's territory. This has made the pressure on shelter camps unbearable.
Camp manager Abu Mutlaq Muhaysin said that families receiving evacuation warnings are flocking to the camps but the camps can no longer provide tents for so many people. He said many have had to live without tents in open areas.
Part of a strategic plan?
Political analyst Ahmed Tantani argued that Israel's insistence on deepening civilian suffering is not temporary. Tantani claimed it is part of a strategic Israeli plan aimed at turning Gaza into uninhabitable ruins and deepening the humanitarian catastrophe.
United Nations data reveals that 92 percent of homes in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed due to the war and Israel's ceasefire violations.
60 million tons of rubble and recent attacks
UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva announced earlier this year that the amount of rubble accumulated in Gaza as a result of Israeli attacks exceeded 60 million tons. The official stated that clearing this debris could take more than seven years.
In recent days, the Israeli army has escalated its attacks on civilian targets. On Thursday evening, warplanes carried out airstrikes on the Bureij refugee camp in the central area, the Jabalia camp in the north, the Zaytoun and al-Jalaa neighborhoods in Gaza City, and the Maghazi camp. Many were injured as homes were destroyed in the attacks.
Israel's policy of altering the geographic and demographic structure has turned Gaza into a bottleneck for people living under rubble and unable to meet even their most basic needs.
