US EditionUpdates: At Least 14 People Die in Gaza in Past 24 Hours Amid Storm
Storm Byron's heavy rain and freezing temperatures caused infrastructure collapses and flooded medical facilities, putting thousands at risk in the Gaza Strip, officials reported.
- On Friday, Storm Byron killed at least 112 people in the Gaza Strip as heavy rain and freezing conditions inundated camps during the past 24 hours.
- Years of bombardment left Gaza's buildings vulnerable, and Israel continues to violate the ceasefire, worsening Gaza buildings' durability and civilian risk.
- In Gaza City and nearby towns, local collapses killed at least five in Beit Lahia and at least two in Remal neighbourhood, Gaza City, while at least four Palestinian Medical Relief Society points were flooded.
- Thousands of Palestinians face renewed displacement, illness and death as Storm Byron floods displacement camps and shelters, while one woman died of injuries sustained by Israeli gunfire in Jabalia.
- Children and infants were among the victims, as infant Taim Al-Khawaja died in ruins in the Al-Shati refugee camp and nine-year-old Hadeel Hamdan succumbed to cold in a school for the displaced.
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Refugee tents and dilapidated houses suffered major damage from the war.
Without the disarmament of Hamas, foreign countries are unlikely to send their forces into the enclave or begin rebuilding the destroyed areas.
At least 14 people have died in the last few hours due to Winter Storm Byron, which is sweeping through the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Ministry of the Interior and National Security reported that the death toll has risen since Thursday, primarily following the collapse of a structure in the Shati refugee camp, weakened by the severe weather. Later, another incident occurred in the Remal neighborhood of Gaza City, where a wall collapsed onto tents, kil…
Gaza hit by severe weather Byron - Around 795 thousand Palestinians at risk, according to the United Nations
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