Martyrs and wounded as sand collapses on displaced persons' tents in Gaza

Five displaced persons, including children, were martyred and others were injured when a pile of mud and sand collapsed on two tents in the Ard al-Rabat camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, coinciding with a low-pressure system that flooded 70,000 tents and caused initial losses of about $3 million, and continued Israeli army violations of the ceasefire.

Five displaced persons, including children, were martyred and others were injured when a large pile of mud and sand collapsed on two families in the Ard al-Rabat camp (Hawouz al-Baraka) near the Mujahideen Mosque in Deir al-Balah city, central Gaza Strip. The incident comes amid the repercussions of the low-pressure system that caused widespread damage in displacement camps, as the Government Media Office announced in a previous statement that about 70,000 tents were flooded within 12 hours of the depression's onset, estimating initial direct losses at about $3 million. In the southern Strip, two displaced persons were injured by Israeli army fire, one in the Qatar camp for the displaced east of Hamad City north of Khan Younis, and the other in the Amal camp in the Sudanese area northwest of the Strip. Israeli military vehicles also opened fire near the Wadi Gaza bridge and in the eastern and northern areas of the central governorate, and tanks intensified fire east, center, and south of Khan Younis city, targeting the Batn al-Sameen area with artillery shelling while a flare was launched in the skies of al-Sikka Street south of the city. These violations continue for the 396th consecutive day, amid extremely difficult humanitarian and living conditions due to widespread destruction, displacement, and siege.