The UN migration agency says almost all residents in Gaza need tents or other shelter support ahead of winter, as El Niño is forecast to bring heavier rainfall and increase flood risks.
The agency links the risk to Gaza’s damaged infrastructure, including heavily degraded drainage systems, which can leave unsafe buildings more vulnerable. It also says shelter supplies remain scarce, attributing the shortage to restrictions associated with Israel. One outlet reports the El Niño could be among the strongest on record, according to the UN’s weather assessment.
Across the reports, the central emphasis is on the scale of need—“almost all” of Gaza’s population—alongside the expected weather impact and the constraints on delivering assistance. The outlets draw on the UN migration agency’s statement and do not cite differing figures, but they vary slightly in how they describe the forecast’s potential severity and the mechanisms by which flooding could worsen conditions.
