Description
STORY: UNICEF / GAZA WINTER CONDITIONS
TRT: 1:33
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 11 DECEMBER 2024, DEIR AL-BALAH, THE GAZA STRIP, STATE OF PALESTINE

Shotlist
1. Various shots, internally displaced persons (IDPs) makeshift tents in the rain
2. Various shots, children playing in the rain
3. Various shots, internally displaced persons (IDPs) makeshift tents
4. Med shot, a boy carrying a blanket
5. Med shot, a person sitting in front of a fire to get warm
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yousef, Eleven years old:
“We once lived safely and warmly in our homes, but now we live in tents, exposed to the cold and rain. There are no blankets, no covers to protect us. We have nothing over our heads, and even the tents are torn.”
7. Wide shot, children standing on the stairs in the rain
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Maha, Eleven years old:
“We don’t have enough clothing. All I have are summer clothes, like the ones I’m wearing now.”
9. Various shots, children sweeping the ground
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Maram, Mother:
“It’s freezing and raining. Look at my child—he’s completely soaked. Rainwater is leaking into the tent from everywhere. I’ve placed this tin-box here to collect the water. Tonight, especially, was extremely cold. I woke up to find my child shivering. I warmed him with my hands and hugged him to keep him warm.”
11. Various shots, internally displaced persons (IDPs) makeshift tents in the rain

Storyline
In Deir al-Balah central Gaza strip, where internally displaced persons (IDPs) have set up their makeshift tents. Families are working to save their belongings and repair their makeshift tents damaged by strong winds and rainwater. Facing winter for 1.9 million displaced people is a major challenge. UNICEF is providing blankets, tents and warm clothes as winter impacts the Gaza Strip.

Children in Central Gaza as they face harsh winter conditions they gather blankets, scraps of wood, or tree branches to build fires and keep warm.

Eleven years old Yousef said, “We once lived safely and warmly in our homes, but now we live in tents, exposed to the cold and rain. There are no blankets, no covers to protect us. We have nothing over our heads, and even the tents are torn.”

Maha who is also eleven years old said, “We don’t have enough clothing. All I have are summer clothes, like the ones I’m wearing now.”

Maram, a displaced mother said, “It’s freezing and raining. Look at my child—he’s completely soaked. Rainwater is leaking into the tent from everywhere. I’ve placed this tin-box here to collect the water. Tonight, especially, was extremely cold. I woke up to find my child shivering. I warmed him with my hands and hugged him to keep him warm.”