US EditionFreezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions
Over 40,000 tents damaged by flooding as winter storms compound the crisis for 1.5 million displaced Palestinians in Gaza, UN and aid groups report.
- Rain flooded makeshift camps in Gaza, leaving displaced Palestinians in dire conditions, with ankle-deep water in tents and mud soaking their belongings.
- At least 12 individuals, including a 2-week-old infant, have died from hypothermia and weather-related incidents since December 13, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
- Aid deliveries into Gaza are insufficient, with humanitarian aid groups stating the need for shelter far exceeds the number of tents provided since a ceasefire began.
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Winter Storm Brings Added Misery to Gaza’s Displaced Palestinians
In Gaza, a winter storm has compounded the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in tents after Israel’s more than two-year bombardment destroyed or damaged most of the territory’s buildings. On Sunday, a 30-year-old woman was killed when a wall collapsed on her tent amid heavy rains. Several members of her family were injured. Others faced severe flooding, frigid temperatures and wind and rain that blew away tents. This is Wael…
Rains have aggravated the precarious living conditions of hundreds of thousands of people (ANSA)
"Everything has been flooded," looses Jamil al-Charafi, one of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced in Gaza who wake up on Sunday destabilized after a new night of rain in the war-ravaged territory. ...
Gaza's Struggle: Life Amidst Rain, Ruins, and Ceasefire Challenges
Gaza's Struggle: Life Amidst Rain, Ruins, and Ceasefire Challenges Winter rains over the weekend worsened living conditions in the Gaza Strip, flooding camps and further distressing Palestinians displaced by ongoing conflict. With tents damaged by prolonged use, families struggled to stay dry.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Florida for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, to discuss the ceasefire's second phase. The in…
"All was flooded," said Jamil al-Charafi, one of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip who woke up on Sunday unaided, after a night of rain in this devastated Palestinian territory,...
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