The U.N. reported Thursday that a Palestinian boy drowned in floods that swept through a Gaza tent camp, with videos showing rescuers struggling to pull his body from the muddy water by the ankle.
The tragedy highlights the harsh toll winter is taking on a population already battered by two years of war.
Health officials also confirmed the death of another 9-year-old boy in Gaza Thursday, though the circumstances remain unclear.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces conducted a wave of arrests, detaining roughly 50 Palestinians, many from their homes, according to a Palestinian prisonersβ group.
As 2026 begins, the fragile 12-week-old cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has largely halted large-scale Israeli strikes on Gaza.
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