US EditionChilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks
- On Saturday in Deir al-Balah, barefoot children and thousands of displaced families in Gaza prepared threadbare tents and reinforced fraying shelters after about two years of repeated repairs.
- Amid widespread destruction, much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble, leaving few shelters as ceasefire progress slows after the Oct. 10 truce while Benjamin Netanyahu plans a Washington visit.
- To stay warm between downpours, residents like Ahmad Wadi burn collected nylon and cardboard, while Gaza's Health Ministry reports 414 killed, 1,142 wounded, and hypothermia deaths including a two-week-old infant.
- Rescue teams pulled 679 bodies from rubble as the truce allowed safer searches, while local hospitals in Gaza received 29 bodies over the past 48 hours; emergency workers warned against staying in damaged buildings.
- AP video on Saturday showed Israel's forces operating forcefully around Qabatiya, West Bank amid curfews, while both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of truce violations and negotiators face challenges.
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News Wrap: Winter weather drenches Gaza tent camps as Netanyahu heads to U.S.
In our news wrap Sunday, cold rains and winds battered tents housing displaced people in Gaza amid questions about the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Myanmar held the first phase of its general election as civil war rages throughout the nation, the National Weather Service forecasts a powerful winter storm for much of the U.S., and French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot died at age 91.
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The Billings GazetteDeaths continue to mount in Gaza despite ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza's thousands of displaced residents prepared threadbare tents Saturday for another round of winter rain.
Investigating the reality of Gaza's ceasefire
Despite a ceasefire being agreed in October, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza go on, with children among the victims. Human rights groups also accuse Israel of moving the so-called 'yellow line' marking the edge of an area under Israeli military control.
The Gazans are preparing for a wave of winter rains while Netanyahu is expected in Washington next week to discuss the ceasefire.
Gaza’s displaced brace for winter as leaders prepare for peace talks
Thousands of displaced residents in Gaza are bracing for another round of winter storms, just days ahead of peace talks scheduled for Monday. Forecasters predict temperatures will drop further, accompanied by thunderstorms. “We have been living in this tent for two years. Every time it rains and the tent collapses over our heads, we try to put up new pieces of wood,” Shaima Wadi told The Associated Press. “With how expensive everything has becom…
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