Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced multiple times from Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip are now facing another threat – the arrival of harsh winter weather. On Sunday, the first strong storm to hit Gaza this winter was felt in all parts of the enclave. In a makeshift displacement camp near the sea in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, thousands of families battled high tides, heavy winds and rainfall that damaged their nylon and plastic tents. “It’s pointless!” one man shouted. “We came here because the sea was our only protection. And now the sea is attacking us,” another said. The wooden poles holding up the tents, barely anchored to the ground, shook with every gust of wind. Families shuffled around them in distress, worried they’d collapse. The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned Tuesday in a post on…
