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Five Palestinians, including three children and two women, were killed on 8 November 2026 when a sand embankment collapsed on displacement tents in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. Middle East Eye reported five deaths, while BBC Middle East, citing the Gaza health ministry, reported four killed, with three of them children. The collapse came a day after heavy rain reportedly flooded tens of thousands of tents across the Strip. Torrential rain and severe weather have battered makeshift displacement camps across Gaza, and the embankment fell on families sheltering in temporary tents during the winter rains. The differing death tolls have not been reconciled in the reporting.