Dossier
tent cities
Coverage of tent cities in the Nexus archive.
- Inside Gaza’s tent cities without a single proper toilet: ‘it’s humiliating’
In southern Gaza, families reside in tent cities with makeshift toilets, such as Mostafa Shaaban's setup involving a concrete slab and plastic seat, which emit foul odors and attract pests. The situation is described as humiliating due to the lack of proper sanitation facilities.
- Palestinians suffer from lack of proper toilets across Gaza’s vast tent cities
Most of Gaza's 1.7 million Palestinians left homeless by the war are living in vast tent cities. There is no access to proper toilets in these areas.