Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – Samar al-Salmi and her family faced disaster when heavy winter rains flooded their tent in a displacement camp, ruining her preparations for her imminent childbirth. The family, displaced from Tal al-Hawa due to the ongoing war, struggled to salvage their belongings while dealing with the emotional toll of their living conditions. Samar’s husband, Abdulrahman, expressed his feelings of helplessness as they grappled with severe shortages and rising costs for essential items. The couple lamented their lost former life, now replaced by dire circumstances and uncertainty.
