Overview
- Heavy rainfall has inundated tents sheltering displaced families across the Gaza Strip, worsening already harsh living conditions.
- Rainwater entered the Al‑Shifa medical complex in Gaza City, leading to the closure of emergency and reception departments, according to local reports.
- Gaza Civil Protection spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal warned that thousands of homes damaged in prior strikes could collapse under rain and strong winds.
- The Palestinian Meteorological Center forecast falling temperatures and scattered showers with possible thunderstorms and hail, with flash‑flood risk in low‑lying areas.
- ActionAid urged the urgent opening of border crossings and an increase in aid deliveries, warning that cold weather now poses a severe threat to civilians.