Overview
- Days of heavy rain, cold and high winds have caused deaths from exposure and triggered collapses of war‑damaged buildings, with infants among the victims, according to Gaza health officials and UN agencies.
- Gaza Civil Defence said more than 100 damaged structures collapsed and roughly 90% of tents were inundated during the storm known locally as Byron.
- Rescue teams in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood concluded a multi‑day effort recovering the remains of 77 members of the Salem family from rubble, citing limited equipment and fuel.
- Israeli airstrikes during the ceasefire killed at least 24 people, Gaza health authorities reported, while Israel said the operations killed five senior Hamas members.
- Israeli forces fired a mortar over the “yellow line” into a residential area, wounding at least 10, with the army saying the round veered off its intended target and that it is investigating.