SHOTLIST

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (DEC. 13, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL)

1. TOP SHOTS OF DISPALCED PEOPLE’S TENTS AMONG DESTROYED BUILDINGS (2 SHOTS)

2. HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING

3. WIDE SHOT OF MEN AND CHILDREN OUTSIDE DESTROYED BUILDING

4. CAR AND PEOPLE PASSING BY DESTROYED BUILDING

5. CHILDREN SITTING AT WINDOW OF HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING / BULLET HOLES IN WALL

6. FATHIYA ABDUL QADER MOUSA UBAID ROCKING HER BABY IN CRADLE

7. MOTHER FATHIYA UBAID IN SECTION USED AS KITCHEN, CLOSED OFF BY A BLANKET STRETCHED ACROSS COLUMNS IN SEVERELY DAMAGED BUILDING

8. KITCHEN TOOLS NEXT TO BLANKET

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, FATHIYA ABDUL QADER MOUSA UBAID, SAYING:

“I have no other home except this one. This is the only shelter I have. For three days, the low-pressure system flooded the room. The water rose over the small mattress where my baby was lying — she was born four days ago, during the storm. Anyone who sees us and sees our situation would say this kind of life is not fit for living.”

10. BLUE SOFAS IN SEVERELY DAMAGED ROOM

11. YOUNG MAN WALKING UNDER SEVERELY DAMAGED ROOF

12. UBAID AND HER CHILDREN SITTING IN ROOM (2 SHOTS)

13. VARIOUS OF AWNI AL-HAJJ POKING SEVERELY DAMAGED CEILING WITH WOODEN STICK / RUBBLE CONCRETE PIECES FALLING FROM CEILING

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN MAN, AWNI AL-HAJJ, SAYING:

“Stones are falling from the ceiling. Water is seeping through the walls. Strong winds are also bringing down concrete blocks on us. Civil defense comes sometimes — sometimes they manage to intervene, sometimes they arrive too late. Many people here are still living in these damaged buildings. We have no choice, because there are people in the camps who cannot live there at all.”

15. AL-HAJJ BREAKING OFF A PIECE OF CONCRETE FROM SEVERELY DAMAGED COLUMN

16. VARIOUS OF KITCHEN IN HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING USED AS SHELTER BY DISPLACED PEOPLE

17. MOTHER HIYAM ABU NADA CARESSING HER DAUGHTER’S HEAD IN ROOM

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HIYAM ABU NADA, SAYING:

“It is extremely difficult to live like this. We are threatened at any moment. We hear the walls cracking from the inside, making ticking sounds. Debris falls on us, water pours down, and sometimes water is literally above our heads.”

19. WHITE FLASH

20. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HIYAM ABU NADA, SAYING:

“On the first day of the storm, stones were rattling above our heads, sand was blowing into our eyes, and rain was pouring down on us. We had to cover our heads to protect ourselves from the water.”

21. WHITE FLASH

22. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HIYAM ABU NADA, SAYING:

“This is the first time in my life — and I am 45 years old — that I have lived through conditions like this. I have never experienced a storm like this before, nor have the generations before us.”

23. WHITE FLASH

24. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN WOMAN, HIYAM ABU NADA, SAYING:

“We are afraid it could collapse on us at any moment. We are afraid something will happen. As you can see, the damaged structure cannot bear the load.”

25. VARIOUS OF ROOMS IN HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING

26. MUSTAFA ABU NADA STANDING IN ROOM, LAUNDRY HANGING ON ROPE IN ROOM

27. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN MAN, MUSTAFA ABU NADA, SAYING:

“We are forced to live like this. We were living in tents, and even the tents were not suitable. We came here and stayed in any place we could find that seemed better than the tents. But while we were sleeping, water flooded in and soaked our mattresses. We tried to lift the bedding so it wouldn’t be completely ruined, but everything still got wet. We are exhausted, and we cannot sleep through the night. We are appealing to people with compassionate hearts to help us — to help us live a proper life again, like before.”

28. WHITE FLASH

29. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN MAN, MUSTAFA ABU NADA, SAYING:

“Because of the lack of places where we can stay, we see that there is no safe place — no house and no tower — that cannot collapse at any moment. We are forced to remain here, despite the cold and despite everything you can see, staying inside this tower.”

30. WHITE FLASH

31. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN MAN, MUSTAFA ABU NADA, SAYING:

“Because of the cold and the rain, truly due to a low-pressure weather system, the situation is very difficult. I don’t know, we are looking for some relief. We light a fire all night. We keep removing the water, scooping it out. We hear the sound of water as it keeps falling on us. Water keeps coming down on us, and we keep pouring it out all night, all night. And we have no protection from the cold.”

32. WHITE FLASH

33. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN MAN, MUSTAFA ABU NADA, SAYING:

“There are children and even babies. Every day becomes the same, just normal days like this. We cannot protect ourselves from the cold. Every day is the same routine, suffering from the cold and the rain we are living in. And about hospitals, of course, either they treat us or we die here from the cold.”

34. VARIOUS INTERIOR SHOTS OF HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING

35. VARIOUS EXTERIOR SHOSTS OF SEVERELY DAMAGED BUILDINGS KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - DEC. 13: Thousands of Palestinians displaced by the ongoing conflict in Gaza are being forced to seek shelter in structurally compromised buildings, as tents have proven inadequate against severe winter storms, according to on-ground accounts.

Recent low-pressure systems bringing heavy rain and strong winds have exacerbated the dire living conditions, increasing the risk of collapse for buildings already damaged by military operations.

The situation highlights a critical shortage of safe shelter amid restrictions on the entry of alternative housing like container homes.

"We are threatened at any moment," said Hiyam Abu Nada, 45, who is sheltering with her family in a bomb-damaged building in the Hamad City complex in southern Gaza. "We hear the walls cracking... Debris falls on us, water pours down... We are afraid it could collapse on us at any moment."

Abu Nada described fleeing Israeli attacks in eastern areas, only to find herself in a precarious situation where "the damaged structure cannot bear the load." She stated she had never experienced conditions this severe in her life.

Mustafa Abu Nada, another displaced Palestinian, explained the impossible choice many face. "We were living in tents, and even the tents were not suitable... We are forced to remain here, despite the cold," he said.

He detailed nights spent bailing out floodwater, unable to sleep, and lighting fires for warmth. "We cannot protect ourselves from the cold... either they treat us or we die here from the cold," he added, appealing for help.

The dangers are not theoretical. A powerful polar storm named "Byron" struck the enclave, killing 14 Palestinians—11 due to the collapse of more than 13 damaged buildings and three from cold exposure. Official figures indicate that storm also completely or partially damaged and flooded approximately 53,000 tents.

Awni al-Hajj described life in tents as "impossible," forcing people into crumbling structures. "Water is seeping through the walls. Strong winds are also bringing down concrete blocks on us," he said, noting that civil defense teams are often overwhelmed.

For some, like Fethiye Ubaid, who lost her husband and has a detained son, the damaged building is her only option. "This is the only shelter I have," she said.

She gave birth to a baby four days ago during the storm, and described floodwaters rising over the infant's mattress. "Anyone who sees our situation would say this kind of life is not fit for living."

According to the latest data from Gaza's Government Media Office, the conflict has resulted in the complete destruction of 268,000 housing units, with 148,000 severely damaged beyond habitability and 153,000 partially damaged.

A ceasefire agreement brokered between Hamas and Israel on October 10 of last year halted large-scale military operations. However, reports indicate that Israel continues demolitions in areas under its control, and the Israeli military has been accused of hundreds of violations of the agreement, including bombardments and killings.

Writing by Sibel Uygun