Israeli artillery shelling east of Gaza City

Heavy Israeli artillery shelling targets Beit Lahia city northwest of the Gaza Strip

UNRWA Director of Affairs in the Gaza Strip, Sean Jones

▪Heavy rain poses an additional threat to the lives of Palestine refugee families in the Gaza Strip living in dilapidated tents. ▪Thousands of families across the Strip have lost their shelter and belongings due to the recent rains. ▪We warn that families are forced to fear for the lives of their children with every wave of rain. ▪We stress the need to provide shelters capable of withstanding weather conditions and supplies that protect families from the cold and rain. ▪We call for the lifting of restrictions and the urgent mobilization of funding, and we affirm that families cannot wait for another storm.

Israeli artillery shelling east of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip