1.7 million people are living in tents among ruins and garbage in Gaza.

Omissions

• The claim does not cite a specific source for the 1.7 million figure.
• UN data refers to people living in 'displacement sites' which include tents and other makeshift shelters; not all 1.7 million may be in tents specifically — the Norwegian Refugee Council reports that approximately 88% were in makeshift sites as of late May 2026.
• The description 'among ruins and garbage' is qualitative and cannot be verified with statistical precision, though it is broadly consistent with humanitarian reporting on conditions in Gaza.

Sources

• PrimaryOCHA Occupied Palestinian TerritoryAccording to the Site Management Cluster (SMC), some 1,600 displacement sites across Gaza are currently hosting about 1.7 million people.
• PrimaryOCHA / UN OCHAAccording to the Site Management Cluster (SMC), some 1,600 displacement sites across Gaza are currently hosting about 1.7 million people, or nearly the entire population.
• SecondaryReliefWeb / Norwegian Refugee CouncilAccording to the UN, around 1.7 million people lived across roughly 1,600 displacement sites by late May, with 88 per cent in makeshift sites.