US EditionGaza Storms Kill 14 Palestinians, Including 3 Children
Heavy storms killed 14 and destroyed over 27,000 tents in Gaza, worsening conditions for 250,000 displaced Palestinians amid ongoing aid access challenges, authorities said.
- On Saturday, severe storms in the Gaza Strip killed 14 people, including three children, and more than 27,000 tents were swept away and flooded, Munir Al-Boursh reported.
- After two years of war, many Palestinians live in tents amid ruined infrastructure, and Israel and Hamas reached a truce in October despite remaining gaps, while COGAT coordinated transfers of nearly 270,000 tents and tarpaulins.
- Aid groups and residents reported tents flooded and people wading through sewage, mud, and debris while Palestinian families said food supplies were ruined and COGAT confirmed ongoing daily aid deliveries.
- The Hamas-run government media office described a 'complex humanitarian disaster' affecting at least 250,000 people, while the United States presses ahead as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ties progress to the final deceased hostage's return.
- COGAT says it will plan a winter humanitarian response while trucks continue entering supplies, but aid groups such as Oxfam and critics argue denied access and policy worsen the toll.
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Severe Weather Kills 14 in Gaza as Flooded Tents Worsen Humanitarian Crisis
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Severe weather over the past 72 hours has claimed at least 14 lives in Gaza, including three children, as heavy rain and cold conditions battered an already devastated enclave, CNN reported, citing the Gaza-based Health Ministry statement. World News | Severe Weather Kills 14 in Gaza as Flooded Tents Worsen Humanitarian Crisis.
The severe weather conditions of the last 72 hours in Gaza have left 14 dead, including three children, according to CNN, the general director of the Gaza-based Ministry of Health, Munir Al-Boursh.
Storm Byron has already claimed several lives in Gaza. The war has displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom are now sleeping in soaked tents.
Gaza: The humanitarian crisis in Gaza was aggravated yesterday by the ravages of storm Byron, which left at least 14 people dead and several injured as a result of the cold and rains hitting the enclave.
Middle East Summary, December 13, 2025. At least 14 Palestinians, including children, died from the extreme cold and intense rains of a storm that plagues Gaza and aggravates the humanitarian crisis. Storm Byron has aggravated the critical humanitarian situation in the devastated territory by more than two years of Israeli attacks and thousands of others [...] The Palestinian entrance. Gaza is dying of cold: 14 Palestinians succumb to temporary …
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