A man in Deir al of the Special Rapporteur on the situation Balah pleads: “The Palestinians in general, especially in the Gaza strip, should of human rights in the Palestinian territory not be viewed as either inferior to the rest of humanity or as superhumans. [...] Among countless acts of violence and forced displacement affecting civilians, the most significant to occur during data 31% Khan Yunis (384) collection included the combat in the Shujayea neighbourhood between the end of 16% North Gaza (191) June and early July, the evacuation orders for the eastern parts of Rafah, Khan Yunis 15% Deir Al Balah (183) and Gaza City in early July, and the evacuation. [...] People desperately need safety, food and clean water Over time, with the lack of flour, we People paint a harrowing picture of living with no access to food or water, surrounded began to eat corn flour and barley by the sights and smells of the dead, feeling constantly humiliated and bearing the flour, and we reduced the number of psychological toll of trying to cling to hope. [...] has cash keeps it to themself due to the lack of cash in the country.” Man in North Gaza In Gaza City, people are less likely than people in the south to count on markets to sell belongings and raise money. [...] It aims to provide an accurate record of the realities, priorities and concerns of people living in Gaza, and to put people and their local initiatives at the centre of the narrative.
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Table of Contents
- We do not want aid from the world. We want to stop the war. 2
- Acknowledgements 3
- Contents 3
- Who we are 3
- Introduction 4
- Our study 5
- About the process 5
- Who we talked to 5
- Key findings 6
- Fight for survival in Gaza 7
- Exhaustion and barriers to coping after 10 months of conflict 8
- People desperately need safety food and clean water 8
- Facilitating access to healthcare one Facebook post at a time 12
- Mutual aid comes naturally but is reaching its limits as the war grinds on 13
- Local committees provide essential services and information 15
- Accessing aid is dangerous and chaotic and many say it is not fair 16
- Foreign aid is far from enough and hampered by a lack of direct engagement 17
- Aid efforts struggle to meet basic needs and confidence in future support is low 19
- Under bombardment fulfilling the right to education and play 20
- Community engagement is tough but not impossible 21
- Acute cash shortages profiteering and soaring prices 22
- People turn to radio and each other for essential information 23
- Information on aid is hard to find 24
- What people in Gaza want you to know 25
- What now 26
- Methodology 27
- Quantitative data collection 27
- Qualitative data collection 28
- Table of figures 30
