According to Mahmud Bassal, the spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence, an earthen embankment collapsed onto tents that were occupied by displaced individuals at a shelter center located south of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
He stated that rescue teams are still conducting searches for individuals who are missing. Numerous men were observed at the location in a video that was circulating on social media. Some of them were attempting to elevate a substantial stone slab, while others were digging beneath it with shovels.
According to Palestinian authorities, the tents of tens of thousands of displaced individuals in Gaza, which has been devastated by war, were inundated by heavy rain on Saturday, resulting in their lack of shelter.
The Hamas-controlled government media office issued a statement indicating that the initial day of the rains resulted in the flooding of approximately “70,000 tents that provided shelter to tens of thousands of displaced individuals.
Hundreds of displaced families have been observed fleeing camps in the central and northern regions of the territory, as well as in certain parts of Gaza City, since early Saturday, following the inundation of the area by rainwater.
Following the unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, a fragile ceasefire was implemented in Gaza on October 10, 2025, following a two-year period of conflict. The war resulted in the destruction of vast areas of the region, which resulted in the displacement of the majority of the population, who frequently resided in tents or other temporary shelters.
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