Gaza city: The Gaza Civil Defense has recorded two fatalities since the onset of the weather depression, with a child drowning in a water-filled pit north of Gaza City and a woman dying after a wall collapsed near the Gaza Port. Spokesman for the Civil Defense Authority, Mahmoud Bassel, told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that stormwater rendered the displaced tents submerged, while strong winds decimated entire tents.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Civil Defense personnel received distress calls from hundreds of individuals reporting drowning cases, indicating that rescuers intervened in several shelter centers despite their limited potential and shortages of equipment due to the Israeli offensives. Bassel warned that the days ahead will be tough for the displaced and Gazans in general amid the dramatic plummeting of temperatures and expectations of consecutive weather depression, cautioning against the dangerous consequences of these weather manifestations at all levels.

Meanwhile, Bassel called on international organizations to spring into action and deliver shelter essentials to put an end to the anguish and humanitarian catastrophes gripping the Gaza Strip, and to work to provide services and the means of a dignified life for Gazans. This depression, which has gripped the Gaza enclave since Saturday, has aggravated residents' suffering, especially displaced people in tents, as a result of their tents being submerged in stormwater and their belongings being damaged by strong winds.

In essence, nearly 1.5 million individuals live in tents after the Israeli occupation forces destroyed residential cities and neighborhoods during their recent onslaught on the Gaza Strip.