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Winter Rains Flood Gaza Camps as UNRWA Says Israel Is Blocking Shelter Aid

UN agencies say Israeli restrictions are stalling promised shelter deliveries under the ceasefire.

Overview

  • Heavy rains on November 14–15 flooded displacement sites across Gaza, including Muwasi, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis, soaking belongings and collapsing fragile tents.
  • The UN says Israeli authorities have rejected 23 requests to bring nearly 4,000 pallets of shelter items into Gaza, leaving millions of tents, tarpaulins and blankets stuck in Jordan, Egypt and Israel.
  • Humanitarian flows remain far below ceasefire commitments, with roughly 150 trucks entering Gaza daily compared with the 600 envisioned, despite the partial reopening of the Zikim crossing.
  • Aid groups carried out limited distributions this week, including about 1,000 tents, 7,000 blankets and 15,000 tarpaulins, but agencies warn the scale of need far outpaces supplies.
  • UNRWA warns funding shortfalls following the U.S. suspension threaten operations and December salaries even as 12,000 staff continue services, and mine-action partners report more than 10 recent injuries from explosive remnants.