Gazans living in dilapidated tents in Khan Younis struggle with cold and wet winter

Tents in Gaza's Khan Younis flapped under strong wind on Sunday (December 28), hardly providing any shelter for the many Palestinians who were struggling to secure weak tarpaulin covers, or sometimes fabric to protect them from the cold.

Bad and wet weather is severely impacting the devastated, war-torn enclave, leaving many struggling with water flooding their tents.

Authorities in Gaza warned earlier this month that more war-damaged buildings may collapse because of heavy rain in the devastated Palestinian enclave and said the weather was making it hard to recover bodies still under the rubble.

A plan issued by U.S. President Donald Trump in September calls for an initial truce followed by steps towards a wider peace. So far, only the first phase has taken effect, including a ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners, and a partial Israeli withdrawal.

Trump's plan ultimately calls for Hamas to disarm and have no governing role in Gaza, and for Israel to pull out. Hamas has said it will hand over arms only once a Palestinian state is established, which Israel says it will never allow.

Violence has subsided but not stopped since the Gaza truce took effect, with the sides regularly accusing each other of violations. Gaza's health ministry says Israel has killed more than 400 people in the territory while Israel says three soldiers have been killed in militant attacks.

Production: Ramadan Abed, Haseeb Alwazeer, Bassam Masoud, Mai Shams El-Din/Reuters