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Storms Rip Gaza Tents, Kill At Least Six as Walls of War-Damaged Buildings Collapse

A lack of durable housing leaves more than a million displaced residents exposed to cold.

Members of the Hamouda family bid farewell to relatives who died when a damaged building collapsed onto their tents during a storm of wind and rain, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
People inspect the site where at least four Palestinians died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza City amid rainfall and strong winds, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Overview

  • A rainstorm flooded camps and toppled weakened structures, with local health officials reporting at least six deaths, including a one-year-old who died of hypothermia in Deir al-Balah.
  • Shifa Hospital said two women, a 15-year-old girl and a 72-year-old man were killed when walls collapsed onto tents near Gaza City, with several others injured.
  • Gaza’s media office reported about 7,000 tents damaged in the past 48 hours, leaving many families with no alternative shelter.
  • The UN said partners recently delivered 1,600 tents and 16,000 tarpaulins but warned that at least 1.1 million people still need shelter support and more durable materials and heavy machinery.
  • Israel’s COGAT cites entry of hundreds of thousands of “tents, tarpaulins and shelter materials,” a figure aid groups dispute as largely tarps, while recent suspensions of 37 NGOs further strain relief efforts.