Israeli strikes kill at least five in Gaza; floods loom
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday, some of them in tents, medical sources said. Israel's army said it hit militants. Aid groups warn that close to a million people who lost their homes now live in places that could flood when winter rains come, and that tents are being held up.
Deadly strikes continued in Gaza on Thursday, almost a year after a ceasefire was meant to end the war. Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians and wounded more than a dozen across the territory, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported, citing medical sources and witnesses.
Most of the deaths were in Gaza City. Two people were killed when an Israeli drone hit a car in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, and a 30-year-old woman was killed when artillery struck her family's tent, Anadolu reported. A man died after a strike on a tent at a camp for displaced people. Gaza's civil defense service also reported a woman and a child killed in an airstrike on a home, The New Arab reported, citing AFP.
The Israeli military told AFP that three of the people it targeted were "military operatives in terrorist organisations."
The ceasefire took effect in October 2025. Since then, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza's health ministry. More than 74,000 have been killed since the war began in October 2023.
A second threat is coming with the weather. The Norwegian Refugee Council warned this week that about 1.65 million people face a fourth winter in worn-out tents and damaged buildings. It said about 950,000 people live in sites at medium or high risk of flooding.
The group blamed Israeli limits on what it calls dual-use items, such as tents and tarpaulins. Only 15 trucks of those goods are allowed in each week, so it would take more than seven months to bring in the shelter supplies already waiting, the group said. Shortages of heavy machinery and fuel are also slowing work to prevent flooding.
"Every raindrop that falls fills their hearts with fear," said Nesma Al-Sallaq, the group's shelter coordinator in Gaza.
What we know: At least five people were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, and aid groups warn of winter flooding.
What we don't: When the rains will arrive, and whether more shelter supplies will be let in.
Where outlets agree Anadolu Agency and The New Arab both report that two people were killed when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in Gaza City on Thursday.
Where they differ Anadolu Agency says at least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Thursday, while The New Arab, citing Gaza's civil defense, says seven were killed.