UN says 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza face fourth winter without adequate shelter

The United Nations said nearly all of Gaza's two million residents will spend the winter without adequate shelter amid continued Israeli restrictions on aid.

• The International Organization for Migration said about 1.8 million people face a fourth winter without protection from rain, floods, and cold.
• IOM director general Amy Pope said available shelter supplies will cover only 17 percent of Gaza's specified winter needs.
• The IOM said 8,600 emergency shelter kits are pre-positioned outside Gaza, but Israeli authorities continue to refuse their entry through crossings.
• The IOM reported that 21 people, including 12 children, died when a war-damaged six-story building collapsed in Gaza City last month.