Al Jazeera reported that flooding affected more than 70,000 Gaza tents in the storm’s first 12 hours, adding to shelter damage for displaced families through another severe winter.
The outlet published a NewsFeed video Nov. 9 featuring correspondent Hind Khoudary. The video linked the shelter damage to Israeli restrictions.
In a Nov. 7 appeal, the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine said nearly 950,000 displaced people were in flood-prone areas, including more than 400,000 it classified as especially high risk. The committee said rain and severe weather had damaged tents used by displaced families, whose shelters total roughly 270,000, and urged winter relief and repairs, according to the committee’s flood-risk warning.
The Emirates Red Crescent said Oct. 28 that it was providing AED50 million in winter and medical assistance for Gaza. The package includes tents, blankets, clothing, food parcels and medical supplies. EconoTimes previously covered the winter and medical aid package.
