World · 2026-10-28 · Morning briefing

Gaza: Families face fourth winter in tents as aid falters

Families across Gaza are preparing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles. Transport of supplies was suspended on Tuesday after Israel closed the key Kerem Shalom crossing for its election day. A UN assessment found that around 950,000 people are living in displacement sites at medium to high risk of flooding, with insufficient stocks to support them.

Delivering aid has become increasingly perilous. The UN project services agency reported three security incidents in the past week alone, including explosions near its convoys and gunfire striking a guesthouse. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has also expressed alarm over intensifying violence in the West Bank, where 331 Palestinians and 21 Israelis have been killed since January 2025.

A separate report by a UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, detailed the collapse of media infrastructure in Gaza. It found nearly 300 journalists have been killed and 80% of media offices destroyed. The report also documents intimidation and repression of Palestinian journalists by both Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.

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• Gaza displaced face winter in worn-out tents awaiting mobile homes
• A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents
• Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter
• Gaza: Families brace for fourth winter in tents as aid operations remain stymied
• Gaza Families Face Fourth Winter in Tents as Aid Stalls

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