Heavy rain floods Gaza displacement tents
The gist
Heavy rain flooded about 70,000 tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, authorities said.
Over a million displaced people face winter with rescue crews lacking equipment.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026Rain began falling in al-Mawasi from 10pm (20:00 GMT) on Friday as the season's first winter storm arrived, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
- Nov 7, 2026Heavy rain flooded about 70,000 tents housing displaced Palestinians on the first day of rainfall, according to Palestinian authorities and Gaza's Government Media Office.
- Nov 7, 2026Gaza's civil defence agency said it received about 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours, with water levels in several shelter sites rising by 30-40cm (12-16 inches).
Key terms
- Gaza
- A narrow coastal territory on the Mediterranean bordering Egypt and Israel, one of the two Palestinian territories.
- ceasefire
- A temporary agreement between warring sides to suspend aggressive actions, often mediated by a third party.
- Hamas
- Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political and military organisation that has governed the Gaza Strip.
Source: Wikipedia