Flooded tents deepen the misery of Gaza's displaced people.
When a sand dune collapsed on a tent and killed four children and a woman, it was not a natural disaster. Gaza's first winter storm flooded about 70,000 tents within twelve hours; Humanitarian groups estimate that 200,000-300,000 new tents or caravans are needed. A million women and girls face hunger in flooded shelters with no sanitation. Israel restricts cement, fuel and machinery needed for reconstruction and rescue. The author argues that a siege does not become less destructive when victims die from exposure rather than bombing, and a "peace board" that cannot protect a freezing child fails its most basic test.