Deir al-Balah

An Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, early on 12 Nov, killing six people, including general surgeon Rizk Abu Shaira, and wounding at least 27 others, according to the World Health Organization and Gaza's Health Ministry. The strike damaged the surgical department, operating theatres and intensive care unit. The Israeli military says it targeted Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas's Khan Younis brigade, and other militants inside the hospital; it did not confirm whether Abu Ismail died. Hamas denies using hospitals for military purposes. Gaza's civil defence reported 11 deaths across Gaza on Thursday, including the six at the hospital.

A sand embankment collapsed onto tents south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on 8 Nov 2026, killing a woman and three children, according to medics. Six others were injured. Local authorities said at least 70,000 tents were flooded in the first hours after heavy rain began on 7 Nov. Humanitarian partners received appeals from more than 26,000 households reporting damage to shelters or belongings. Reuters verified video of residents digging with hammers and shovels to reach people trapped under the sand.

At least six people die after a sand embankment collapses onto tents in Deir al‑Balah during heavy rain on 9 Nov. The same storm had flooded roughly 70,000 tents within a 12‑hour span, affecting tens of thousands of displaced residents but causing no fatalities there. Around 100,000 people are now displaced by the flooding, while Gaza civil defence logged about 1,500 emergency calls and struggled with fuel shortages. The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs appealed for aid, and the IDF reported that more than 91,000 tents and 8,200 trucks of winter supplies entered Gaza on 9 Nov.

A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has continued genocidal acts in Gaza after the October 2025 ceasefire, and that the situation in the West Bank has worsened. Israel's Geneva mission calls the report a misinformation campaign. The Palestinian health ministry reports 74,561 deaths in Gaza since October 2023, including 1,565 since the ceasefire took effect. It also says Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians over the past two days, including a six-year-old girl. The report covers events from 7 October 2023 to September 2026.