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Israeli strikes hit tent camp as five killed in Gaza

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Recent bombardments targeted displaced families in temporary shelters across Sheikh Radwan, al-Sabra, al-Nasr, and east of the al-Bureij camp. Meanwhile, severe downpours have submerged living quarters, causing camp latrines to overflow and directly impacting more than 106,000 residents. The United Nations is demanding immediate clearance to deliver waterproof shelters, but humanitarian relief remains stalled by Israeli border controls. In an initial response to the catastrophic sanitation conditions, Italy pledged 5 million euros in emergency aid.

Key points

  • Severe winter weather has deepened the humanitarian emergency by directly impacting at le…: Severe winter weather has deepened the humanitarian emergency by directly impacting at least 106,000 displaced people across Gaza.
  • United Nations officials stated that Israeli authorities must provide permissions and coo…: United Nations officials stated that Israeli authorities must provide permissions and cooperation to bring essential winter shelters into the territory.
  • Italy committed an emergency humanitarian aid package worth 5 million euros to help allev…: Italy committed an emergency humanitarian aid package worth 5 million euros to help alleviate the crisis caused by widespread flooding.

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Wednesday's death toll likely to rise as UN appeals for urgent aid to deal with heavy rains in the enclave.

Israeli attacks have killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza, as the United Nations made an emergency appeal for waterproof tents to shelter hundreds of thousands exposed to flooding due to heavy rains.

An Israeli air attack on Wednesday killed 38-year-old Mohammed Salem al-Daash in the al-Sabra neighbourhood, south of Gaza City.

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Another Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces east of the al-Bureij camp in central Gaza, and another was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the al-Nasr neighbourhood, northwest of Gaza City.

At least two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in a strike targeting a tent sheltering displaced people in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City.

Al Jazeera’s…

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