# ‘Helpless’: Families face winter in tents on Gaza’s beach

https://mins.news/en/item/130438

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-05 10:25 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/11/5/helpless-the-families-facing-winter-in-tents-on-the-beach-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss

> Displaced families near al-Qarara port in Khan Younis are bracing for winter in dilapidated tents vulnerable to wind, rain and rising seawater. Mayasem Association is turning damaged cooking pots filled with earth into temporary barriers, but the measure cannot replace safe shelter.

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