Published : 11-04-2020
Residents of Khan Dannun refugee camp have denounced the soaring rental prices, saying scores of families risk to go homeless after they failed to pay houseowners.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus across the war-stricken country and the world along with the lockdown measures imposed by the government have added fuel to fire, leaving hundreds of displaced Palestinian families in distress.
Activists have appealed to houseowners to exempt the inhabitants from rents for at least one month in light of the economic hardship inflicted by the full shutdown.
Living conditions in Khan Dannun camp sharply deteriorated due to the lack of financial resources and high unemployment rates wrought by the raging warfare. A transportation crisis has made life difficult in the camp.
Water supplies have also been repeatedly cut off across residential neighborhoods in Khan Dannun, forcing civilians to by drinking water from privately-owned tanks at steep prices.
Residents of Khan Dannun refugee camp have denounced the soaring rental prices, saying scores of families risk to go homeless after they failed to pay houseowners.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus across the war-stricken country and the world along with the lockdown measures imposed by the government have added fuel to fire, leaving hundreds of displaced Palestinian families in distress.
Activists have appealed to houseowners to exempt the inhabitants from rents for at least one month in light of the economic hardship inflicted by the full shutdown.
Living conditions in Khan Dannun camp sharply deteriorated due to the lack of financial resources and high unemployment rates wrought by the raging warfare. A transportation crisis has made life difficult in the camp.
Water supplies have also been repeatedly cut off across residential neighborhoods in Khan Dannun, forcing civilians to by drinking water from privately-owned tanks at steep prices.
