Displaced Palestinians
Sand collapse kills five Palestinians, including children, in Gaza
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- Rescue teams continued searching for people potentially trapped beneath the collapsed sand.
Five Palestinians, including a woman and three children, were killed after a sandy embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, Gaza’s Civil Defense said on Sunday.
Rescue teams and local residents continued searching for missing people trapped beneath the collapsed sand, as emergency crews worked to recover victims.
The victims included a young girl, Maryam Nabhan, and her mother, Tahrir Nabhan, according to local reports.
The incident comes amid growing dangers facing displaced Palestinians sheltering in makeshift tents and exposed areas across Gaza, where repeated displacement has forced families to settle in unstable locations with little protection from the elements.
Similar incidents have been reported in recent months. In Oct. 2025, a pregnant woman and a girl were reportedly killed after sand dunes collapsed onto displacement tents near Al-Qarara Port in Khan Younis, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
