### [2026-11-8](/feed/2026/11/8/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# At least five people are killed, including four children, and several injured people are rescued after heavy rain and flooding caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir el-Balah, Gaza. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/floods-in-gaza-leave-tens-of-thousands-without-shelter)

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