Overview
- UN OCHA says about 850,000 people in 761 displacement sites face the highest flood risk this week, with thousands relocating ahead of the storm.
- The Palestinian Civil Defence reports more than 2,500 distress calls and widespread camp flooding, with response efforts hindered by fuel shortages and destroyed pumping equipment.
- Medics say eight-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after floodwaters inundated her family’s tent in Khan Younis.
- UN and Palestinian officials estimate roughly 300,000 tents are urgently needed; aid groups say only tens of thousands have entered, a shortfall Israel disputes as it asserts it is facilitating deliveries.
- Flooding threatens to spread sewage and solid waste through crowded camps, and prolonged cloud cover has cut off solar charging, leaving many families without light, heat, or reliable communications.