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Palestine Weekly: West Bank on fire – and Gaza’s tents under water

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In short

A weekend storm submerged tens of thousands of displacement shelters, with emergency services warning that structurally compromised buildings threaten hundreds of thousands of vulnerable civilians. This climate disaster unfolded alongside persistent military attacks and shootings that pushed the enclave's casualties higher. Furthermore, the destruction comes amid Israeli blockades that have barred shipments of mobile homes and hundreds of thousands of tents. In Israel, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has taken the mandate to establish a new governing coalition, triggering intense political maneuvering involving parties representing Palestinian citizens.

Key points

  • Displaced civilians in Gaza are facing extreme peril due to the lethal combination of sev…: Displaced civilians in Gaza are facing extreme peril due to the lethal combination of severe seasonal weather and Israeli shelter blockades.
  • Ongoing strikes, shootings, and structural collapses have continued to drive up the post-…: Ongoing strikes, shootings, and structural collapses have continued to drive up the post-ceasefire death toll across multiple Gaza governorates.
  • Israeli politics has entered a volatile phase as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot attempts…: Israeli politics has entered a volatile phase as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot attempts to assemble a ruling coalition ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The first major storm of the season flooded about 70,000 tents in Gaza within 12 hours, killing at least five people and causing about $3m in damage, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

The storm hit over the weekend. By Monday, Gaza’s Civil Defence had logged more than 2,100 distress calls, warning that more than 2,000 buildings risk collapse. Nearly 400,000 displaced people shelter in areas judged highly vulnerable.

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