Al Jazeera Special Coverage | Gaza: Promises and Reality – Social fabric destroyed
Al Jazeera's special coverage, "Gaza: Promises and Reality," examines the gap between commitments made under the US-brokered ceasefire and the reality Palestinians face on the ground in Gaza. Over five days, the series explores how Israel's war on Gaza – which has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, including at least 20,000 children – continues to reshape every aspect of life in the territory and its people.Day three focuses on the destruction of Gaza's social fabric. Palestinians are not only being deprived of their privacy, health, and even their identities. For hundreds of thousands of displaced families, personal moments play out in public. Engaged couples search for quiet corners in crowded camps; families live in spaces divided by hanging sheets or nothing at all. Changing clothes, disciplining children, and arguing with loved ones all happen in full view of strangers. For women and girls, the loss of privacy brings added hardship, with makeshift partitions offering little protection. One woman was seen asking her husband to check if anyone was watching before she could use the toilet.
The Gaza Municipality spokesperson, Hosni Mhanna, said 90% of Gaza has been destroyed, with 25 million tonnes of rubble and 370,000 cubic metres of solid waste in Gaza City alone. He said 135 municipality trucks were destroyed by Israel, preventing basic services. "The blockade is really a challenge," he said. "The situation is catastrophic in the Gaza Strip."
The coverage also highlights a growing identity crisis. Thousands of Palestinians have lost ID documents and passports while fleeing bombardment. Banks reportedly reject IDs issued after October 7, 2023, leaving people unable to access salaries or bank accounts. Students accepted to universities abroad cannot travel without original passports. Officials say the destruction of government infrastructure and restrictions on the civil registry system have created a legal and humanitarian vacuum affecting nearly every aspect of civilian life.
The burial crisis is also deepening. Thirty-nine of Gaza's 62 cemeteries have been completely destroyed, with another 19 partially damaged. Families are paying up to $520 for a single burial space – if they can find one. One man, Ziad Al-Asqar, buried his wife in the same small plot where he had already buried his two sons, two grandchildren, and his nephew's son. "This is now the fourth time we've had to bury members of our family in the same small plot of land," he said.
Even the dead are running out of room. With Gaza's social fabric systematically dismantled, Palestinians continue to face a reality where dignity, intimacy, and solitude have become casualties of war.
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