In a post on X, cited by Wafa news agency, Albanese expressed her dismay at images of minors exposed to flooding from rainfall while living in tents, lacking even the most basic protection to face another winter in the Strip.

The expert invoked Italian writer Primo Levi, noting that words learned in childhood often forget when entering politics and diplomacy.

Since Friday evening, heavy rains and a storm have affected the Palestinian territory, further worsening the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of displaced people surviving in makeshift shelters.

The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that about 70,000 tents used by displaced families were flooded in the first 12 hours of the storm.

This emergency joined the already deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the Israeli offensive started on October 7, 2023, which has resulted in widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure.

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