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Storm floods tents of displaced families across Gaza, Civil Defence reports 1,500 distress calls

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According to Gaza's Civil Defence, it received 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours as a storm swept through camps for displaced people. Rain flooded the tents of thousands of families.

Location
≈ Gaza, Palestine · Palestine live map
Coordinates
≈ 31.50°N 34.47°E
Reported
7 Nov 2026, 11:10 UTC
Category
Humanitarian & health · Humanitarian
Impact
3 of 5 · Serious
Situation
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Storm floods tents of displaced families in Gaza, with 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours

On Saturday Gaza's Civil Defence said it received 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours as a storm swept through camps for displaced people, flooding the tents of thousands of families. On Thursday Gaza officials said four people, including a child, were killed in Israeli attacks, and that more than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect.

  • Residents in Gaza have been turning damaged cooking pots into improvised seawalls to protect shelters from flooding.
  • The UN aid coordination office OCHA said gunfire hit tents at a displacement site in northern Rafah on Tuesday, reportedly causing injuries.
  • Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces detained 45 people across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and bombed displacement camps in Gaza.
Updated 7 Nov 2026, 11:29 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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