About 70,000 Gaza Tents Flooded as Families Flee Camps — SkimNews
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- The Hamas-run government media office said about 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day of rain on November 7, 2026.
- Dozens of cracked walls and roofs collapsed across various areas, causing injuries that the government media office said included some critical cases.
- Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said teams received more than 1,500 calls overnight requesting urgent assistance and that the agency was operating without equipment or capabilities.
- Displaced families fled flooded camps in Gaza City and central and northern Gaza, with hundreds seen leaving after their tents were inundated.
- A coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations warned of disease and epidemic risks and called for pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian aid in without restrictions; the coalition includes dozens of local institutions.
- Mustafa Qazzaat said Israel had not permitted prefabricated homes since the October 10, 2025 truce and had allowed only limited tents; he said Gaza urgently needed 200,000 prefabricated homes, heavy machinery, cleared roads, electricity and heating.
- The Israeli army continued airstrikes and ground operations almost daily despite the fragile October 10, 2025 ceasefire that followed two years of war.
Why it matters: Israel’s restrictions on prefabricated housing leave displaced families dependent on flood-prone tents, while civil defence reports more than 1,500 urgent calls and no equipment. With 200,000 prefabricated homes described as urgently needed, the material gap is shelter itself, alongside reported risks of cold, disease and epidemics.
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