Gaza storm kills five, including three children, in tent collapse

Five Palestinians, including two women and three children, were killed in the Gaza Strip when heavy rains caused a sand dune to collapse onto tents housing displaced people, according to the Hamas-run civil defense agency. The collapse occurred south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, with rescue teams continuing to search for missing persons. The torrential rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents, and the agency warned displaced people against setting up shelters on sand mounds. The Palestinian Authority called for urgent international action, noting the Israel-Hamas war worsened living conditions in the enclave. A fragile ceasefire, brokered under US pressure in October 2025, followed the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the conflict.