Overview
- Palestinian media reported widespread flooding of tents in several areas, with a new low-pressure system striking sites near Khan Younis.
- Videos shared by Palestinian outlets and social media users showed water inundating makeshift shelters and camp pathways.
- UN assessments have found that more than two million people are crowded into less than half of Gaza, with most lacking weatherproof shelter.
- UNRWA has cautioned that cold, wet conditions and poor sanitation raise the risk of disease and has urged the rapid facilitation of humanitarian assistance.
- Earlier severe weather on December 12 caused 11 deaths and extensive damage to tents, while the Palestinian News Agency cites a cumulative toll of 71,266 dead and 171,219 injured since October 7.