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Storm Flooding Deepens Gaza's Displacement Crisis as Children Die From Cold

UN agencies warn that sewage systems have collapsed, raising acute disease risks.

Overview

  • Civil defense officials in Gaza reported 13 deaths in the past 24 hours, including a newborn in Al‑Shati camp and a 9‑year‑old in a Gaza City shelter.
  • UNRWA says flooding has overwhelmed camps and that the sewage network has completely collapsed, creating pools of untreated waste.
  • Roughly 850,000 people living across 761 displacement camps face high flood risk after years of war left most housing destroyed.
  • The International Organization for Migration and other groups accuse Israel of blocking relief and shelter materials, as Israel closed the Kerem Shalom and Al Awja crossings on Friday; 350 trucks entered while hundreds waited at Rafah.
  • Separately, U.S. officials have invited Germany and Italy to a proposed Gaza Peace Council, and briefings described an international stabilization force to which Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Egypt signaled they would contribute troops.