More than 800,000 Gazans are at risk from flooding, the UN says, as a powerful winter storm sweeps through the Strip. The heavy rain has already deluged camps, leading to several buildings collapsing.
A steady stream of water trickles through openings in the tent Ghadir al-Adham shares with her husband and six children in Gaza City. Her family, still displaced after the war, awaits reconstruction.
Here we are, living a life of humiliation, she told the BBC. We want caravans. We want our homes rebuilt. We long for concrete to keep us warm. Every day I sit and cry for my children.
Two months into an American-imposed ceasefire, Gaza remains stuck in the first phase of Trump’s peace plan, divided among warring parties, surrounded by rubble.
Plans for new homes—and a new government—lie frozen as the search continues for Israel's last remaining hostage, Ran Gvili. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu insists Hamas must return all hostages before progressing to the next stage of negotiations.
Ghadir reflects the plight of many: longing for a stable home, while the political stage remains paralyzed. In a recent statement, she stated, Our lives have been shattered by this endless wait.
As flooding worsens, disruptions to humanitarian aid efforts signal a grim outlook for Gazans, overshadowing their immediate need for shelter and safety.
