Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians who lack shelter or a home to return to after Israel destroyed their residences across Gaza are pitching tents in graveyards as a last resort, as the humanitarian catastrophe in the enclave remains acute despite a fragile ceasefire deal .

“This graveyard wasn’t meant for the living,” Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary said, reporting from the southern city of Khan Younis. “But today, it’s home to dozens of families who have nowhere else to go.”

Khoudary said Palestinians were camping at the site “not because they want to, but because it’s the last free space available”.

“Graveyards have become shelters not out of choice, but out of desperation,” she added.

Rami Musleh, a father of 12 who was displaced from the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoon, c

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