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Bella Hadid urges help for Gaza as the enclave needs 300,000 tents
The Palestinian-American model donated $50,000 for waterproof tents, blankets and mattresses for 100 families. She said humanitarian organizations estimate Gaza needs at least 300,000 tents.
Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid urged her followers to help residents of the Gaza Strip get through the winter and said she had donated $50,000 herself. The money was directed to the “Winter Tent Kits for Gaza” program of the Tents of Hope initiative, providing 100 families with a waterproof tent, blankets and mattresses.
“Winter has arrived in Gaza, and for hundreds of thousands of families, the only thing separating them from the cold is a worn-out tent,” Hadid wrote. She said humanitarian organizations on the ground estimate that the enclave needs at least 300,000 tents.
The model stressed that she was sharing this “not for the number,” but because she believes that if many people act, the gap will narrow “one family at a time.” She listed the costs of assistance: a blanket costs $25, a mattress $30, tent waterproofing $75 and a complete tent $250.
Flooded camps
The appeal came after the first winter storm, which flooded the tents and shelters of around 26,000 families, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Humanitarian organizations had only about 2,800 tents despite a need for approximately 121,000. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on November 13 that a nine-month-old infant had died from severe cold, the first such case this winter.
The model’s father, developer Mohamed Hadid, was born in Nazareth. In June 2024, Bella and her sister Gigi Hadid donated a total of $1 million to four organizations assisting Palestinians.
That same week, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes voiced support for Gaza and urged fellow artists not to remain silent. In January, both participated in the Artists for Aid benefit concert in Los Angeles, with proceeds directed to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and the American Association of Sudanese Physicians.
Photo: Anadolu, Gabriel Hutchinson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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