The severe weather conditions of recent days have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Heavy rains and torrential winds flooded camps for displaced people and hospital corridors in the besieged territory, increasing the suffering of the population already affected by the genocide perpetrated by Israel and complicating the delivery of life-saving assistance.

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The torrential downpours have flooded dozens of tents sheltering displaced Palestinian families, forcing their evacuation and exposing hundreds of thousands of people to even greater vulnerability. These makeshift structures lack the capacity to withstand the current weather conditions, foreshadowing a new humanitarian crisis. This situation is compounded by the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The operational capacity of the region’s hospitals is overwhelmed by the emergency. Floodwaters are inundating operating rooms, jeopardizing vital care. In Khan Yunis, heavy rains flooded operating rooms and hallways of a hospital, severely hampering emergency care in the Gaza Strip.

In response to the worsening crisis, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem issued a statement condemning the lack of effective Arab and international action: “Gaza is once again being forced into tents due to the rain. All global efforts have failed to alleviate the catastrophe because of the Israeli blockade, and the Arab and Islamic system has been unable to help Gaza despite resolutions from the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”

Amid the severe weather conditions, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that a large number of victims remain trapped under rubble and in the streets. The extreme destruction and severe shortages of fuel and equipment are preventing ambulance and civil defense teams from reaching them, hindering rescue efforts.

Since the ceasefire of October 11, 2025, health authorities have recorded 345 people killed by the Israeli siege, while 889 have been wounded and 588 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of buildings.

In total, the cumulative death toll from the genocide perpetrated by Israel since October 2023 stands at 69,775, mostly children and women, and more than 170,965 wounded. According to the United Nations, around 1.9 million people in Gaza, nearly 90% of the population, have been displaced since then.

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