Two women and 3 children were martyred, on Sunday evening, as a result of a sand and rock collapse on tents sheltering displaced people who were abandoned by the Israeli army, in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, while searches for missing persons continue, according to the Gaza Civil Defense. Gaza’s civil defense spokesman, Mahmoud Basal, said that a sandy and rocky collapse lasted tents for the displaced in Deir al-Balah, which resulted in the death of a number of Palestinians. Basal explained that two citizens were able to remove the five injured alive from under the sand and rocks, while the civil defense crews recovered the woman’s body. Later, the Civil Defense announced, in a statement, that the death toll of the collapse had risen to 5, as they were taken to the hospital, adding that the search is underway for missing persons in the place.
