Rains flood thousands of displaced families’ tents in Gaza
What happened
Heavy overnight rain flooded about 70,000 tents of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run government media office said on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of people were affected and some were injured, though no deaths were reported, according to the media office.
Civil defence said it received more than 1,500 distress calls overnight and that three abandoned houses collapsed without injuries.
Municipal and civil defence officials said fuel shortages and damaged equipment left them unable to cope with the storm.
The International Organization for Migration said around 8,600 of its emergency shelter kits are waiting outside Gaza, turned away at crossing points by Israeli authorities.
Israel has barred most shelter items, including tent poles and construction materials, treating them as "dual use", according to Middle East Eye.
COGAT, Israel's military aid coordinator, said it had stepped up work to improve sanitation before the rain and let in four more vacuum trucks this week.
“Our suffering is repeated every winter.”
CNA
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- 2026-11-07 11:10 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 11:56 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-07 13:17 UTCCyprus Mail · cyprus-mail.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 13:25 UTCArab News same text as Cyprus Mail · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 14:01 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 14:53 UTCAfricanews same text as CNA · africanews.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 15:19 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 17:03 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
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