Moving around Gaza has become increasingly difficult in the midst of the war during 21 months.
Mr. Saad, who was moved from the city of Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, was waiting for the vehicle pulling the cart in which he was seated to move.
“Transport is very difficult and dangerous,” he said UN News. “The roads are exhausting. We pray to God to grant ourselves patience and go home. ”
It was on Rashid Street, west of the city, which connects the north and south of the strip. It is crowded with trolleys, cars and three -wheeled motorcycles that have also been converted into means of transport.
The area is interspersed with tents of displaced people, all surrounded by the rubble of buildings destroyed by the war on both sides of the road.
The war and evacuation orders have left many people in Gaza rushing for transport to safety.
A luxury not for everyone
“People can barely find enough to eat, so how will they pay for transport?” Umm Haytham al-Kulak asked while waiting in a compartment of passengers attached behind a motorcycle,
“We are mainly walking; We cannot take public transport, ”she said.
“May God help drivers. The fuel prices are high, and all people are exhausted and outdated. ”
In Gaza, many people have no choice but to use risky ways to move during the current war.
Heaven’s fuel cost
The drivers are soaring prices for fuel, which is a heavy burden, said Abdel Karim Abu as waiting for his car to be fully loaded with passengers.
“The price of a liter of diesel has reached 100 shekels [around $27]”, He said.” What should we do? We try to use fuel produced locally, but this causes significant damage to cars and many problems. »»
This is not the only problem facing drivers. Mr. Abu Asi said the prices of spare parts are very high. A part that cost approximately 100 shekels now sells around 2,000 shekels, or about $ 560.
“We also suffer from the destruction of the streets, and no matter how much the municipalities are trying to repair them, the problem is not solved because they require a large number of bulldozers to erase them,” he said.
“People must be helped at transport costs and many other aspects.”
Fuel suppliers sell their products at high prices, with a liter of fuel reaching around 100 shekels.
Only option
Despite all the challenges, people continue to spend their daily life, even if it takes all day to spend from one place to another. This is what happened to Hussein al-Hamarneh, who was waiting in a car to go to the band in the south of Gaza.
Mr. Al-Hamarneh believes that most of these means of transport are “uncomfortable, like the tuk-tuks [three-wheeled motorcycles] And carts driven by cars, which are mainly designed to transport goods or animals, not people. ”
“This is the only option for those who don’t have cars,” he said.
Tayayer Abu Asr, who suits the passengers to climb a cart pulled by a car, stood on the road section.
“We are trying to help people move,” he said. “These carts have become our only means of transport after the destruction of buses and taxis.”
In addition to these challenges during the current war, the Gaza Strip faces a fuel crisis.
The United Nations agencies warned earlier this week that the fuel shortage in Gaza had reached critical levels. They said that if the supplies are exhausted, it will grant an unbearable burden on the population.
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