Civil Defense in Gaza: Rainwater floods hundreds of tents for the displaced.

The Civil Defense apparatus in the Gaza Strip stated on Friday that hundreds of tents for Palestinian displaced persons have been flooded due to rainwater, coinciding with the first weather depression to hit the region this year, more than a month after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Mohammed Bissal, the Civil Defense spokesperson, said in a video statement: "With the first rainfall in Gaza early Friday, hundreds of tents were flooded, especially in Gaza City," describing the situation as "catastrophic."

He explained that his teams observed tents in Gaza City "flooded along with the belongings of citizens" and their clothes, which they had previously retrieved from under the rubble of their destroyed homes.

The displaced persons are living in a tragic reality due to the lack of basic necessities and the difficulty in accessing essential supplies, compounded by the ongoing Israeli blockade.

Most of these displaced individuals have taken shelter in damaged tents, while the government media office estimated at the end of September that about 93 percent of the tents were no longer suitable for habitation in the sector, amounting to 125,000 tents out of 135,000.

Over nearly two years of genocide, tens of thousands of tents have been damaged due to Israeli bombardment, which directly hit them or targeted their surroundings.

Amid this tragic reality, Bissal stated that the displaced do not know where to go due to the lack of shelter centers amidst the massive destruction left by Israel over two years of genocide.

Bissal warned of the dangers of staying in homes at risk of collapse due to the rainfall, fearing they might flood and collapse.

Since the ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on October 10, thousands of Palestinians have preferred to live in their partially destroyed homes or on the ruins of their destroyed houses, given the lack of alternatives, especially mobile homes.

Earlier on Friday, Bissal stated in a press release that Palestinians woke up at night to find their tents and shelters flooded, in a scene that was "very heartbreaking."

He clarified that the Civil Defense received "hundreds of signals from Palestinians requesting help and assistance," but the lack of resources and capabilities hindered the response process.

He called on the world to stand up to its responsibilities regarding the heinous crime represented by "the failure to provide any safe place or shelter center for Palestinians to resort to."