By Sherine Tadros
Al-Jazeera
"Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reported from the Gaza Strip during Israel's 23-day offensive that ended via unilateral ceasefires in the middle of January. Here she describes what the territory is like on her return......
One thing that is new are the tents ... tents, tents everywhere - every size, every colour and they have one thing in common ... none are withstanding the terrible weather.
Over the past few days there have been severe gales and low temperatures and the tents are falling like paper. And in Gaza, when your tent is blown away, there is not much anyone can do for you.
Now 100,000 people are homeless and what strikes me as so unfair is that they are not even allowed to be refugees. Not allowed to flee the war zone and start afresh, in a different place as other people caught in other conflicts are permitted......"
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