SHOTLIST

GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (DECEMBER 17, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS INCLUDING DISABLED PEOPLE,SOME CARRYING SINGS AND BANNERS, GATHERED NEXT TO DESTROYED BUILDING, LISTENING TO SPEAKERS IN AL-SHATI REFUGEE CAMP

2. CLOSE-UP OF SIGN READING (English) “NO MORE TENTS IN WINTER HELL, LET CARVANS IN NOW!”

3. PROTESTERS STANDING BEHIND DISABLED PEOPLE, HOLDING UP SIGNS

4. WOMAN HOLDING SIGN

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WHO LOST HIS LEG IN THE WAR, TAMER ABU KHALIL, SAYING:

“My movement is very difficult. In winter and in summer, it is hard for me to move. I am in a wheelchair; I lost my leg. There is no proper medical care. Because of the war, people are exhausted and suffering. My children have to carry me to take me outside. During this rain, they took me out and I didn’t know what to do. I was soaked by the rain and stood helpless, trying to protect the children who were sleeping on the ground.”

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WHO LOST HIS LEG IN THE WAR, TAMER ABU KHALIL, SAYING:

"The situation is extremely hard—very, very difficult. There is no proper shelter, nothing strong enough. There is also no adequate food, and there is not enough support. As for these caravans, they only solve part of the problem, and a very small part. The caravans are not sealed, and when the heavy rain comes, you cannot control the water. The rain gets inside and pours onto people.”

8. TAMER ABU KHALIL SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR NEXT TO TENT (2 SHOTS)

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WHO LOST HIS LEG IN THE WAR, YOUSEF AL-HASSI, SAYING:

“I have been aware of this for 30 years, and I have gone through many hardships. It was harder than this before, but we always thought things would improve and get better, and we didn’t feel it this way. But this winter is unbearable. I don’t know what to say — it is extremely, extremely difficult. We are injured, meaning if you look at the camp, or look at the people of the Gaza Strip, there is no one you can point to who is not injured in some way. Every household has someone wounded. And you know, winter — for the injured, it is a disaster. It burns us even more because these blows have affected all of us. No one is untouched. Every family has an injured person. The pain is beyond words.”

10. ACCOMPANIED BY BOY, AL-HASSI WALKING AWAY, USING CRUTCHES

11. WIDE SHOT OF WOMEN SITTING NEXT TO TENT

12. TENTS ON BEACH

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HANA AL-GHANDOUR, SAYING:

“I’m living in very poor conditions, barely surviving. By Allah, people need help just to live with some dignity.We are staying in tents — and when I say tents, I mean plastic sheets. Just sheets.”

14. WHITE FLASH

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HANA AL-GHANDOUR, SAYING:

“All night long we were scooping water out, trying to get rid of the water, but there was no way. Everything was mud. All night the children were soaked. Our homes were flooded — the tents were completely underwater. We kept pulling the water out all night. The girls’ clothes were soaked, everything was full of water. Even our blankets and basic necessities were drenched, nothing was left dry. I swear, I don’t even know how to explain the suffering. Our home is a caravan — caravans, caravans. People of the world, listen to us, hear our voices. These caravans are not fit for living, especially at night. By morning, everything is ruined.”

16. WHITE FLASH

17. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HANA AL-GHANDOUR, SAYING:

“We need more than this — what we need are caravans. That is all we are asking for. We are appealing to the entire Arab nation to help us with caravans. Look at this area — it is all tents, and these tents are no longer suitable for living. They do not protect us from the cold of winter or the heat of summer. Yesterday, heavy rain fell. By God, everything was flooded.”

18. TENTS IN DISPLACEMENT CAMP ON BEACH (2 SHOTS) GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - DECEMBER 17: Palestinians displaced by the recent conflict staged a protest on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp, demanding accelerated reconstruction and highlighting severe humanitarian suffering exacerbated by the winter weather.

The demonstration, organized by the Shati Refugee Camp Residents Committee, underscored the urgent shelter needs of thousands of families whose homes were destroyed during the two-year Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

Protestors criticized the continued closure of border crossings and the blockade on construction materials, stating these policies force families to live in flimsy tents offering no protection from the elements.

Tamer Abu Khalil, a camp resident who lost a leg in an Israeli attack, described his ordeal to Anadolu. "My movement is very difficult. I am in a wheelchair... There is no proper medical care," he said. "During this rain, they took me out and I didn’t know what to do. I was soaked by the rain and stood helpless, trying to protect the children who were sleeping on the ground."

Abu Khalil added that temporary caravans provided only a partial solution, as they are not sealed against heavy rain.

Another amputee, Yousef Al-Hassi, spoke of collective trauma. "This winter is unbearable... We are injured, meaning... there is no one you can point to who is not injured in some way. Every household has someone wounded. And you know, winter — for the injured, it is a disaster."

Displaced woman Hana Al-Ghandour recounted a night of flooding. "We are staying in tents — and when I say tents, I mean plastic sheets... All night long we were scooping water out... Everything was mud."

She appealed directly for caravans, stating, "These caravans are not fit for living... We need more than this — what we need are caravans. That is all we are asking for."

War-torn camp residents called on civil society and international institutions to speed up reconstruction and provide temporary housing, specifically caravans.

The conflict, which began on Oct. 8, 2023, and lasted for two years, resulted in widespread devastation.

According to reports, more than 70,000 Palestinians were killed and over 171,000 were wounded. In the Gaza Strip, where 90% of civilian infrastructure is reported destroyed and an estimated 70 million tonnes of rubble have accumulated, thousands of bodies are believed to remain buried under the debris.

Wriitng by Sibel Uygun