Heavy rain leaves tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza: local authorities
Displaced Palestinians attempt to clear water from outside their flooded tents amid heavy rainfall in Gaza City's Al-Remal neighborhood on Friday. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-Jiji
Nov 8, 2026
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of displaced people’s tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter.
In a statement, the Hamas-run government media office said that about “70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day” of rains.
It also noted the “collapse of dozens of cracked walls and roofs, which caused injuries,” some critical, in various areas of the tiny territory.
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