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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that approximately 235,000 people in the Gaza Strip were affected by Storm Byron, which caused buildings to collapse and damage to tents between Dec. 10-17. In a post on its official X account, UNRW affirmed that months of war and displacement have forced people in Gaza to live among unstable rubble, temporary shelters or worn-out tents. It described Storm Byron, which struck the Gaza Strip on Dec. 10, as "a natural disaster, but its consequences were man-made," referring to the exacerbation of the damage due to widespread destruction and the lack of safe shelters following Israel's ongoing genocide. According to UNRWA, at least 17 buildings collapsed, and more than 42,000 tents or temporary shelters were completely or partially damaged, affecting at least 235,000 people," according to the Gaza Shelter Cluster, which includes UN agencies and NGOs. Since the onset of severe weather systems in Gaza earlier this month, 18 people, including four children, have died, and nearly 90 percent of the shelters housing displaced people whose homes were destroyed by Israel have been flooded.

The Israeli occupation army continued its heavy bombardment across various areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, resulting in multiple injuries and extensive damage to property, including the complete destruction of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City. Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted displaced people's tents east of Asda neighborhood, north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, causing injuries to several civilians. Israeli artillery also shelled gatherings of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid east of Wadi Gaza, in central Gaza, leading to multiple injuries. In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes carried out consecutive airstrikes on the neighborhoods of Sabra, Al-Jalaa, and Al-Thalathini. Meantime, residential buildings near the Tayaran intersection were targeted, resulting in injuries and widespread destruction to the targeted buildings and neighboring homes. Additionally, Israeli fighter jets struck Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, causing injuries and damage to residents' homes. Simultaneously, intense shelling targeted Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, completely destroying the facility amid the ongoing assault on civilian infrastructure and facilities across the Gaza Strip. The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 67,074 Palestinians martyred, with over 169,430 others injured. Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.