Aya Batraoui

Well, Rob, many people are hardly surviving. And aid groups warn that this winter will claim even more lives from things like malnutrition, hyperthermia, flu, and other less visible consequences of this war. NPR's producer Anas Baba met with families in Gaza who are on the very edge of survival.

Well, Rob, many people are hardly surviving. And aid groups warn that this winter will claim even more lives from things like malnutrition, hyperthermia, flu, and other less visible consequences of this war. NPR's producer Anas Baba met with families in Gaza who are on the very edge of survival.

Well, Rob, many people are hardly surviving. And aid groups warn that this winter will claim even more lives from things like malnutrition, hyperthermia, flu, and other less visible consequences of this war. NPR's producer Anas Baba met with families in Gaza who are on the very edge of survival.

He went to a strip of coastline called Moesi after a night of rain, and he found families covered in seawater. The few things that they owned, some clothes, pots and pans, were buried in the sand by lashing wind and rain.

He went to a strip of coastline called Moesi after a night of rain, and he found families covered in seawater. The few things that they owned, some clothes, pots and pans, were buried in the sand by lashing wind and rain.

He went to a strip of coastline called Moesi after a night of rain, and he found families covered in seawater. The few things that they owned, some clothes, pots and pans, were buried in the sand by lashing wind and rain.

Now, for months, thousands of families were forced to live here right at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea because most of Gaza is under Israeli military evacuation order, leaving just this stretch of coast all that's left.

Now, for months, thousands of families were forced to live here right at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea because most of Gaza is under Israeli military evacuation order, leaving just this stretch of coast all that's left.

Now, for months, thousands of families were forced to live here right at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea because most of Gaza is under Israeli military evacuation order, leaving just this stretch of coast all that's left.

Well, not very much. I mean, families were able to survive the grueling summer in flimsy tents, but winter is proving impossible. Nidal Abdul Qatati's tent was made out of used flower bags and some wooden sticks, and he tried to cover it with extra tarping to prepare for winter, but then this happened. So he tells Anas that his children erupted into screams around two in the morning.

Well, not very much. I mean, families were able to survive the grueling summer in flimsy tents, but winter is proving impossible. Nidal Abdul Qatati's tent was made out of used flower bags and some wooden sticks, and he tried to cover it with extra tarping to prepare for winter, but then this happened. So he tells Anas that his children erupted into screams around two in the morning.

Well, not very much. I mean, families were able to survive the grueling summer in flimsy tents, but winter is proving impossible. Nidal Abdul Qatati's tent was made out of used flower bags and some wooden sticks, and he tried to cover it with extra tarping to prepare for winter, but then this happened. So he tells Anas that his children erupted into screams around two in the morning.

Waves had crashed into their tent, pulling their blankets and things out to sea. And he says his kids were being swallowed by the sea and being pulled by the tide too. And his three-year-old daughter was crying all through the night after he pulled her ashore. And with no idea where they can go next, he says, where are our human rights?

Waves had crashed into their tent, pulling their blankets and things out to sea. And he says his kids were being swallowed by the sea and being pulled by the tide too. And his three-year-old daughter was crying all through the night after he pulled her ashore. And with no idea where they can go next, he says, where are our human rights?

Waves had crashed into their tent, pulling their blankets and things out to sea. And he says his kids were being swallowed by the sea and being pulled by the tide too. And his three-year-old daughter was crying all through the night after he pulled her ashore. And with no idea where they can go next, he says, where are our human rights?

Well, I asked aid workers this question, and here was the answer.

Well, I asked aid workers this question, and here was the answer.

Well, I asked aid workers this question, and here was the answer.

So that's Jan Egeland. He's the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Now this is the main group in Gaza in charge of shelters and tents. He was in Gaza this month and he says that the destruction from airstrikes has left the entire territory in ruins.

So that's Jan Egeland. He's the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Now this is the main group in Gaza in charge of shelters and tents. He was in Gaza this month and he says that the destruction from airstrikes has left the entire territory in ruins.