Heavy rains flood Gaza tents as Israel kills two more Palestinians

Palestinians across Gaza are living with inadequate shelter as they brave the winter months with little protection.Published On 24 Feb 2026Palestinians across Gaza have woken up to heavy rains that flooded their makeshift tents as they brave the winter with little to no protection.The enclave was hit by a winter storm late Monday through Tuesday – the first since the start of the holy month of Ramadan – with Gaza’s civil defence units reporting multiple distress calls overnight.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Gaza child dies waiting for Israeli permission to leave for treatmentlist 2 of 4BBC criticised for nixing ‘Free Palestine’ tribute from BAFTA coveragelist 3 of 4Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadanlist 4 of 4What is Christian Zionism, the pro-Israel ideology invoked by US ambassadorend of listRescue teams provided emergency assistance to several families whose tents were flooded in the al-Mawasi camp west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.Areas west of Gaza City, particularly the Remal neighbourhood and the port area, were also hit hard.Videos circulating on social media showed flooded tents in Remal, as residents struggled to find solutions to prevent further damage.Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza in violation of a “ceasefire” reached with Hamas in October.As the enclave battled the aftermath of the rains, the Israeli military killed two people, including a boy, in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya area. The details of those killings are awaited.“It’s not only the fact that aid is not entering, but also [that] Israel continues violating the ‘ceasefire’, continues to kill Palestinians,” said Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Gaza City.More than 600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the United States-brokered “ceasefire” came into effect, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.Israel launched its genocidal offensive in Gaza in October 2023, killing more than 72,000 Palestinians and wounding 171,000 others as it turned the enclave to rubble.‘Catastrophic’ conditionsTens of thousands of Palestinian families are living in makeshift tents, unable to withstand heavy rains and exposed to waterborne illnesses and the risk of hypothermia.