Making unlivable conditions even more dire, flooding in Gaza is just the first disaster of a long winter to come.

The recent deep low-pressure system that struck the Gaza Strip earlier this month resulted in a widespread humanitarian disaster. According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, flooding inundated 70,000 tents, leaving 350,000 people without shelter. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also stated that more than 26,000 Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip…

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