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Palestinians take part in ‘We Will Rebuild It Again’ campaign in Gaza
People use brooms to sweep a road as part of the campaign
The campaign is organised by the Gaza Municipality in partnership with the Palestinian NGOs Network and the Gaza Chamber of Commerce
UNRWA chief says Gaza faces ‘misery on top of misery’
Philippe Lazzarini has sounded the alarm over worsening conditions for displaced Palestinians in Gaza as winter sets in, with cold rain flooding makeshift camps housing hundreds of thousands of people.
“It’s cold and wet in Gaza. Displaced people are now facing a harsh winter without the basics to protect them from the rain and cold,” Lazzarini said. He described the humanitarian toll as “misery on top of misery”, noting that fragile shelters “quickly flood, soaking people’s belongings”.
“More shelter supplies are urgently needed for the people,” he added.
It’s cold & wet in #Gaza.
Displaced people are now facing a harsh #winter without the basics to protect them from the rain & cold.
A misery on top of misery.
Fragile shelters quickly flood, soaking people’s belongings.
More shelter supplies are urgently needed for the people…
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) November 15, 2025
Water puddles ‘inches high’ as rain wreaks havoc in Gaza
The first heavy rainfall of the season has sent water cascading through the sprawling al-Mawasi tent camp in the Gaza Strip, as the embattled enclave struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure from two years of war.
Two weeks ago, Bassil Naggar bought a new tent from the black market for 2,300 shekels ($713), because the scorching summer sun had worn his old tent thin. Still, rainwater leaked through.
“I spent all [Friday] pushing water out of my tent,” Naggar said, adding his neighbours’ tents and belongings were completely wrecked. “Water puddles are inches high, and there is no proper drainage,” he said.
Residents attempted to dig trenches to direct the water from flooding their tents, as rain dripped through tears in tarpaulins and makeshift shelters.
The first rain of the season pounded down in intermittent bursts, soaking the scant belongings families have managed to save. Strong winds can also topple tents and destroy families’ attempts to gather food and supplies as another bleak winter sets in.
A Palestinian child walks through the rain in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City
Israeli army launches more air strikes as truce violations continue
Israeli attacks inside the Gaza ceasefire’s “yellow line” of demarcation have hit near the cities of Khan Younis in the south and Gaza City in the north, Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground report.
