Conditions in Gaza still 'desperate' as winter looms, MSF says
The Médecins Sans Frontières NGO said in a Tuesday statement that Palestinians in Gaza "continue to face tremendous hardship, including dire living conditions and insufficient aid," one month into the ceasefire.

"Living conditions in the strip remain desperate, with vital infrastructure destroyed, mass displacement and insufficient aid," the MSF said. "The ceasefire must be respected and accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the strip."
Caroline Seguin, the MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza, said, "Palestinians are still being killed and injured by Israeli forces almost every day in the areas close to the yellow line, behind which Israel maintains control."
"Palestinians often risk their lives by going back to look for their houses, as this line is still not always clearly marked," Seguin said. "To make matters worse, some main hospitals are in areas controlled by Israeli forces, which means safe access to health care is reduced."
Many displaced Palestinians "are still living in makeshift tents and without access to running water and electricity, next to piles of rubbish and overflowing sewage," Seguin said, reporting subsequent respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal infections.
Israeli authorities, Seguin said, "continue to impose significant restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza." She called for Israel to "immediately allow a massive scale-up of unimpeded humanitarian assistance."
"Winter is coming soon, with temperatures dropping and heavy rains and wind expected," Seguin warned.






