"With no electricity, there's no air conditioning, no fans, and no escape; in ruins, clean water is scarce, heat is life-threatening. Gaza's people are trapped between two deadly forces. War and climate, both beyond their control"- Watch:Heatwave grips Gaza: Displaced families struggle with soaring temperatures- Aug 15, 2025 Al Jazeera English video n transcript
Google transcript: After nearly 2 years of relentless
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Israeli bombardment and mass
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displacement, Gaza is in ruins.
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Homes have been flattened. Clean water
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is scarce and power is intermittent.
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Now a new crisis is gripping the
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territory. A severe heat wave.
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Gaza is sweltering. Temperatures are
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soaring well above average. And for the
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hundreds of thousands living in tents
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and makeshift shelters, the heat is
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life-threatening.
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I'm from a refugee camp, but I came here
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to stay with my son because I had a
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stroke. It's too hot inside the tent, so
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I prefer to stay outside. Our situation
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is very difficult. We can't tolerate
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this war and this hot weather anymore.
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We're moving from bad to worse. The
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stroke resulted in my inability to move
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my left leg and my left hand. This young
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boy is suffering a lot from the hot
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weather. As you can see,
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with no electricity, there's no air
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conditioning, no fans, and no escape.
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These shelters trap the hot air, turning
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homes into ovens. Inside, families
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struggle to breathe, stay hydrated, and
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survive.
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Water is in short supply. Long lines
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stretch for blocks. Many wait for hours
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for a few liters, a fraction of what
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they need. Some families are forced to
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choose between drinking, cooking, and
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washing.
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We are six families living here. We all
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suffer a lot from the war. We also
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suffer from the extremely hot weather
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and the lack of water. We don't even
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have water to wash the dishes. It's very
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difficult for the children to go out in
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this weather to find some water. I can't
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find the words to describe our
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suffering. I can't find water to even
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take a shower. We have no water. We have
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no food.
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Overwhelmed hospitals already scrambling
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to treat the malnourished and those
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injured in Israel's war are now
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admitting new patients suffering from
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heat related illnesses.
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Fuel shortages mean cooling systems
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don't work.
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life-saving medicine spoils. And with
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power out for most of the day, the few
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medical centers still operating can
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treat dehydration or heat stroke.
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It is extremely hot here. If you go
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inside, you will understand what the
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real meaning of hot weather is. People
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stay outside and sleep outside. We live
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in total suffering. Life here is also
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very expensive. Now
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Gaza's people are trapped between two
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deadly forces. War and the climate, both
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beyond their control. This is a
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humanitarian emergency compounded by
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nature. A silent crisis claiming lives
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in the margins even as the bombs fall.
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In the blazing sun, the sea has become
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one of the few places in Gaza offering
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respite. Families come here not to swim,
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but to survive. It's one of the only
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places they can escape the suffocating
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heat and the trauma of war.
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Gaza, Palestine.
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