Overview
- Palestinian civil defense said nine people died within 24 hours during the storm, including a child from hypothermia, after collapses of a damaged building in the north and a wall in Gaza City.
- Heavy rain and wind inundated tent settlements housing large numbers of displaced people, washed out roads, and destroyed belongings, heightening risks of hypothermia and waterborne disease.
- Medical staff reported a baby’s death from hypothermia and noted a rise in pediatric hypothermia cases, with hospitals warning that contaminated floodwaters could spread infections.
- Humanitarian deliveries remain below the 600-truck daily benchmark cited by UN and Israeli officials, and Save the Children closed four of its eight child-protection and play spaces due to storm damage.
- Forecasters expected conditions to ease by Friday, while Israeli media reported a separate case of several people missing at sea during the same weather system.