At least five people died, among them two minor brothers, in a mud and landslide in Deir al-Balah, in the centre of the Gaza Strip, according to official sources.
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09/11/2026
by
Lusa
Pfive fewer people died, among them two younger brothers, following the collapse of a slope of land over a tent zone in Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip, indicated official sources.
The information is advanced by the Filastin newspaper and the Palestinian news agency Sanad, which state that among the fatalities are the six- and eight-year-old Mariam and Salah Nabhan brothers, respectively.
According to the two media, the victims died buried by a large mass of sand and mud, caused by heavy rains and the destruction of infrastructure during the last three years of Israeli military offensive, which reached the tents where they were, in the Ard al-Ribat camp.
The Gaza Strip authorities blamed Israel for this “tragedy”, given that the bombings of the Israeli army destroyed homes, schools and shelters, forcing thousands of families to live in tents that do not protect them from rain, cold or phenomena like today.
The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip, under the protection of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), today raised the number of deaths to 56 following the collapse of buildings and sands in the Palestinian enclave.
On the other hand, the ministry has accounted for 1,613 deaths and 5,833 wounded following the Israeli military offensive since the ceasefire came into force, agreed in October last year, and the bodies of 849 people have since been found.
In total, 74,643 Palestinians and another 175,962 have been injured since the Israeli Army launched the offensive against the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023, in retaliation for the attacks launched the day before by Palestinian militias against Israeli territory.