Mohammed al-Jamal
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“We are trying to prepare as much as we can to protect ourselves from the water and the wind,”
Mohammed al-Jamal · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
A 60-year-old displaced Palestinian in western Gaza City describes trying to prepare his family's worn-out tent for an approaching storm.
“Our demand is to have our lives back the way they were before,”
Mohammed al-Jamal · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Al-Jamal demands that his family's life be restored to how it was before the war.
“We follow the weather reports, and whenever there is a warning of a storm, we start preparing. But once the storm comes, everything gets torn apart, and we have to start all over again. It is continuous suffering throughout the winter.”
Mohammed al-Jamal · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Al-Jamal describes how storms repeatedly tear apart his family's tent, forcing them to start over each time.
“We are just trying to adapt to what we have. This is what is available to us. We need everything,”
Mohammed al-Jamal · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Al-Jamal, displaced from Gaza City's Shujayea neighbourhood, says his extended family is trying to adapt to limited resources.
“We are out in the open. We are living in the street, not in houses that protect us,”
Mohammed al-Jamal · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Al-Jamal describes living exposed to the elements in a tent without proper shelter.