Gaza families trapped in flooded tents as winter storm pounds enclave

Flash floods, strong winds and hail are likely to hit the enclave today, lasting until Friday evening.

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours and Federica Marsi

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Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq has condemned this week’s Israeli raid on the East Jerusalem headquarters of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, as “a grave attack on the international legal order”.

Gaza families trapped in flooded tents as winter storm pounds enclave

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