Hamas held Israel fully responsible for the disaster of a sand cliff collapse on displaced persons' tents in Deir al-Balah city in central Gaza Strip, which resulted in the death of five Palestinian women and children. The movement confirmed in a press statement that the incident was a direct result of the policies imposed by the occupation, pointing to the continuation of the siege and the prevention of the entry of shelter supplies and repair materials.
For his part, Gaza's Civil Defense reported the death of two women and three children, with others injured due to the sand and rock collapse, as search operations for the missing continued. The Government Media Office indicated that the weather low caused 70,000 tents to flood within 12 hours, and dozens of walls damaged by Israeli shelling collapsed.
The movement added that Israel forced more than two million Palestinians to flee in less than a third of the Strip's area, foreshadowing further humanitarian disasters. It called on the international community and the United Nations to assume their legal and moral responsibilities to ensure the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian needs.
Reports indicated that the Strip was exposed to a weather low accompanied by heavy rains since Friday evening, exacerbating the suffering of displaced persons in dilapidated tents. The Civil Defense also announced dealing with four collapse incidents affecting damaged homes, with no injuries recorded, amid continued Israeli violations and restrictions on the entry of materials needed for reconstruction.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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