“People really suffer in this heat. Access to clean drinking water is still difficult. The results of having less clean water affect people when it comes to skin diseases and this is really spreading.”16:56, 11 Aug 2026With a sea of tents stretching into the distance, it is an image laying bare war-torn Gaza’s hardship.‌Row-after-row of makeshift shelters line the coast, amid rubble and a battered building. These photos of Gaza City are a stark reality for Palestinians who have endured nearly three years of conflict.‌Charities have highlighted the difficulty of sweltering conditions for people surviving in tents. It comes after Israel rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan – saying it will not withdraw troops until Hamas is fully disarmed.‌Seba, 28, a translator for British charity UK-Med who lives in Gaza City, said: “People really suffer in this heat. I lived in a tent for two years and the hardest thing was during the summer time.“Access to clean drinking water is still difficult. The results of having less clean water affect people when it comes to skin diseases and this is really spreading.”‌Meanwhile, Shurouq, 32, who works for Save the Children in the enclave, explained: “Across Gaza, people are enduring extreme heat with little protection or means to cool themselves.“For those living in tents, conditions are even worse: tents can act like greenhouses, trapping heat with little ventilation. When temperatures outside feel like 37C, inside a tent they can feel like more than 50C.‌“The air is heavy because we are living by the sea, where the humidity is relentless. And overcrowding makes the situation much more difficult.”Mum Shurouq, whose husband was killed in the early weeks of the war, has been displaced many times with her three-year-old daughter.‌She added: “We witness increasing cases of children suffering from heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion, sunstroke, severe dehydration, heat rash, skin infections resulting from sweating and poor hygiene, and worsening malnutrition and organ failure due to fluid loss and poor appetite."The conflict was sparked by the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel in 2023 which killed about 1,200 people – with 251 hostages taken.Article continues belowIsrael’s military campaign in Gaza has left over 73,000 dead, according to the enclave’s health ministry.