Heavy rains doubled the suffering of the displaced in Deir al-Balah, as the winds destroyed some tents erected at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city located in the central Gaza Strip.

Video footage shows displaced children trying to keep rainwater away from their tents.

"Hell on Earth"

Amin Adwan, who was displaced from Beit Hanoun and now lives in a tent in Al-Aqsa Hospital, says: “The water flooded our tent, which affected our ability to sleep. We tried to search for nylon covers, but we did not find anything, so we had to use stones and sand to prevent water leakage.”

The Israeli war on Gaza entered its sixty-eighth day on Wednesday, and according to the latest toll published by the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombing led to the death of 18,412 people, about 70 percent of whom were women and children.

More than two months after the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, 85% of the population of 2.4 million people were displaced, and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, likened the situation in Gaza to “hell on earth.”

According to OCHA, 100 trucks loaded with aid have entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing since Monday evening, in addition to 120,000 liters of fuel, which, according to the office, remains much less than the needs.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said many people were still missing under the rubble.