Winter storm floods 70,000 tents in Gaza as aid groups decry Israeli restrictions

Gaza's first winter storm flooded about 70,000 tents in a single day, displacing families and prompting aid groups to blame Israeli restrictions for creating a "man-made catastrophe." Save the Children reported over 1,500 distress calls as families fled waterlogged camps, with more than half a million children facing their fourth winter in makeshift shelters. Temperatures dropped to 5°C, and the Palestine Shelter Cluster classified conditions for 1.2 million people as "critical or catastrophic." Aid groups say Israel blocks prefabricated shelters, tents, tarpaulins, and fuel, while supplies wait at borders. Israel cites military concerns and says it delivered 91,000 tents and 9,000 truckloads of clothing, but will not allow mobile homes until Hamas disarms. UNICEF warned of sewage overflow risks in Gaza City.