Winter is bearing down on Rafah, the city at the farthest edge of southern Gaza bordering Egypt.
With the border closed, it's the farthest people can flee.
A destination for displaced Gazans hoping to escape bombardment. Shelters are overcrowded.
(UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings)
"Almost half of Gaza's population is now in Rafah, which is the small part of Gaza in the southeast corner. Again, this is leading to nothing but a health crisis."
Rainfall makes an already dire situation worse.
Many makeshift tents can't hold up for long against the wind and rainwater.
Yasmin, a displaced Palestinian mother says she lacks access to basic necessities.
(Yasmin Mhani)
"The water flooded the tent. I woke up my 7-month-old child who was soaking wet. Our house has been destroyed, my other child was martyred. I don't have any blankets or mattresses. I took some from my sister to cover my boy. We have just one blanket between all of us, five people with only one blanket. There are no blankets, no covers, no mattresses, no food, no water to drink. Living is difficult."
Humanitarian relief is barely reaching ordinary people like Yasmin, despite their proximity to the only crossing that allows aid into the Gaza Strip.
Israel's military, which is also carrying out strikes on targets in Rafah, blames Hamas for the lack of access.
(IDF Spokesperson Peter Lerner)
"Unfortunately, it isn't the Israeli side that are preventing it. But rather what we are seeing this morning is that Hamas are not opening the Palestinian side of Rafah and not facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid itself."
While the UN General Assembly has called for a humanitarian ceasefire, people in Rafah are pessimistic.
(Mohammed al-Ashi, displaced person from Gaza City)
"Israel is well-known for ignoring UN and international resolutions. It considers itself above the law. For that, I don't expect it will accept any resolution."
With winter just setting in, many fear the hardship and danger that lie ahead.