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A Palestinian girl stands inside a tent amidst the rain at a camp for displaced people in Rafah on December 12, 2023.
An aerial view of tent camps where displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 9, 2023.
A man inspects the tent of the Abu Jamea family who fled from Khan Yunis, where a shrapnel fragment from nearby Israeli bombardment tore a hole through the canvas and killed a young girl in Rafah on December 12, 2023.
Displaced Palestinians fleeing central and southern Gaza set up tents in the new Tall el-Sultan camp west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 3, 2023.
A displaced Palestinian boy looks out of their tent where they shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023.
A Palestinian woman combs her sister's hair as they sit on their belongings on the street as others pitch a tent to use for shelter in Rafah.
A woman holds a baby next to a girl as displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp near the border with Egypt on December 11, 2023.
Displaced Palestinians sit on the ground near their tent shelter in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 12, 2023.
Displaced Palestinian women bake bread on the street near their tent shelter in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 12, 2023.
A child looks out of a tent as displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp near the border with Egypt on December 11, 2023.