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A winter storm has devastated displaced Palestinian camps in the Gaza Strip, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation. Tents are flooded, shelters have collapsed, and at least 12 people have died from hypothermia or weather-related incidents since December 13th. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that was supposed to increase humanitarian aid, deliveries are falling far short of what’s needed. The article highlights the desperate conditions faced by displaced Palestinians who lack adequate shelter, mattresses, and other basic necessities, and the stalled progress in implementing the next phase of the ceasefire agreement.

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Gaza Camps Flooded, Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Despite Ceasefire

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – Winter rains have turned displaced persons camps in the Gaza Strip into disaster zones, with widespread flooding and reports of deaths related to hypothermia, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis despite a ceasefire agreement reached in October.

Palestinians displaced by the two-year-long conflict between Israel and Hamas are struggling to survive in waterlogged tents that were already worn from months of use. Residents described flooded shelters, soaked blankets, and a pervasive sense of desperation. “We do not want food. We do not want anything. We are exhausted. We just want mattresses and covers,” said Fatima Abu Omar, trying to salvage her collapsed shelter.

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 12 people, including a two-week-old infant, have died since December 13th due to hypothermia or the collapse of damaged buildings weakened by war.

The crisis unfolds as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida today (December 29th) to discuss the next phase of the ceasefire. The initial phase was meant to significantly increase humanitarian aid, including shelter, but aid organizations report that deliveries are falling far short of what is needed.

While the Israeli military claims that over 4,000 trucks of aid have entered Gaza since the ceasefire, aid groups insist that the scale of the need is far greater. The UN estimates that almost 80% of buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began following the October 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel which killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. The overall Palestinian death toll from the conflict is at least 71,266, according to the Health Ministry.

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the top UN group overseeing aid in Gaza, wrote on social media “People in Gaza are surviving in flimsy, waterlogged tents and among ruins. There is nothing inevitable about this. Aid supplies are not being allowed in at the scale required.”

The ceasefire’s progress has slowed amid disagreements over the retrieval of hostage remains and accusations of truce violations from both sides. Future phases include the deployment of a stabilization force, the creation of a governing body, and the disarmament of Hamas.

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