New Year: Gazans face double whammy of Israeli airstrikes and flooding

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Forcibly displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip commenced the New Year amidst continuous Israeli airstrikes, while winter rains
town of Jabalia killed more than a dozen people in the first day of the New Year
It said most of the victims were children
Israel also carried out deadly strikes in other parts of the enclave including in the central Bureij refugee camp.Amid Israeli strikes, cold
and rainy weather have worsened the humanitarian situation in Gaza.The Palestinian Civil Defense said floodwaters rose to more than 30cm in
makeshift tents in Gaza
It said floodwaters have left displaced Palestinians exposed to the cold and inflicted damage on their belongings.The tents in areas
including northern Gaza City, southern Khan Younis, and in central Deir el-Balah have been rendered unusable because of the
Strip have died from hypothermia in just a week of cold weather enveloping the territory
from severe cold and lack of heating, the statement said.According to the statement, his twin, Jumaa al-Batran, who was in critical
condition in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, also died from intense cold on Sunday.Infants
are at an increased risk of hypothermia due to their bodies losing heat more quickly than those of adults
This risk is exacerbated by severe malnutrition, which affects many Palestinians who experience acute hunger as a result of Israeli
the Gaza Strip
war of genocide on Gaza shortly after Hamas carried out a surprise military attack dubbed Al-Aqsa Storm Operation in southern Israel on
October 7, 2023
securing the release of the remaining captives
Israeli army, 825 Israeli troops have been killed since the onset of the Gaza conflict nearly 15 months ago.Resistance fighters still
Threats Project (CTP) said the attack involved units of between six and 30 Palestinian fighters
the two sides were considering a two-month ceasefire during which up to 30 Israeli captives held in Gaza would have been released.In
The movement has recently stepped up attacks against Israeli targets
gained increased attention with the onset of the New Year as the US and some of its Western allies continue to provide Israel with