"Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed. The assessment will undermine claims that Palestinians in Gaza are being supplied with adequate shelter. Fierce storms in recent weeks blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people, according to UN estimates."
"The fabric [of the Egyptian tents] tears easily as sewing quality is poor, it reported. The fabric is not waterproof. Other issues include small windows, weak structure, no flooring, the roof collects water due to the design of the tent, and no mesh for openings. Tents from Saudi Arabia were criticised as having non-waterproof light fabric, weak structure and tents donated by China were very light and not waterproof."
"Those supplied by Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations were judged to have met the specifications of UN experts. The findings based on 9,000 responses to a poll on social media in November, observations from partners on the ground and community feedback will raise new questions about the quality of aid being supplied directly to Gaza by individual countries, which have been favoured by Israeli authorities seeking to bypass the UN."
Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia offer limited protection against rain and wind and are vulnerable to storm damage. Recent fierce storms blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people. Egyptian tents reportedly tear easily, are not waterproof, have small windows, weak structures, no flooring, roofs that collect water and lack mesh for openings. Saudi and Chinese tents were described as light, non-waterproof and structurally weak. Tents supplied by Qatar, the UAE and the UN met UN expert specifications. Only a minority of tents entering Gaza were supplied by the UN or major NGOs.
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