Al Mawasi overcrowded, existing conditions of dire nature.
“Al-Mawasi, in particular, is an area that is a lot of sand and desert,” Louise Wateridge, communications officer of Unrwa told BBC Arabic.
The IDF’s designated humanitarian areas had limited infrastructure and supplies, she added.
Fidaa Alaraj, a co-ordinator for the charity Oxfam in Gaza, says the humanitarian situation is getting worse in al-Mawasi.
“It is very crowded… Tents are everywhere and are now right on the beach front,” she explained.
“There is also not enough food, water and fuel to go around,” she added.
Ms Alaraj, a Palestinian from northern Gaza, said she had been displaced several times since the start of the war herself.
BBC Arabic spoke to other Palestinians who had been forced to move several times already.
A displaced woman from Rafah said there was neither water nor electricity when she arrived in al-Mawasi.
Hamdan told BBC Arabic that he had been displaced four times since the conflict began.
“We came to al-Mawasi and could not find tents. And the ones that were available were very expensive. There are no toilets and we had to bury barrels underground to use them as toilets.”
“This is expensive, and life is very difficult. There is no hygiene at all,” he added.

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