Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims 70,000 tents were flooded within 12 hours as winter storms batter the Strip; international media report worsening conditions for displaced families, while the Board of Peace urges Israel to allow more winter supplies into Gaza
Heavy rain flooded tents used by displaced people in Gaza on Nov. 7, according to The Straits Times and NBC News. Al Jazeera reported that thousands of families’ tents were affected and put initial losses at about $3 million, while Anadolu Agency reported the following day that a Palestinian church committee called for aid. The Jerusalem Post reported that Hamas blamed Israel for the damage and that officials said tents, tarps, clothing and blankets had been delivered. Reports give different estimates of the number of flooded tents.
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