By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

A Palestinian nursing student died of wounds from an Israeli strike as sewage-contaminated floodwater forced displaced families from Gaza’s camps.

Key Takeaways

• Nursing student Basma Atef Al-Saksak died of injuries sustained when Israeli occupation forces bombed the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza City.
• Rainwater mixed with sewage flooded displacement tents, forcing families to flee again and raising the risk of disease, Al Mayadeen reported.
• UNRWA said 1.98 million people urgently need shelter assistance and essential supplies, while 58% of Gaza’s population faces critical or catastrophic shelter needs.

Nursing Student Dies after Israeli Strike on Gaza College

Palestinian nursing student Basma Atef Al-Saksak died of injuries sustained when Israeli occupation forces bombed the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza City on Tuesday, Quds News Network reported, citing the college and Gaza’s Ministry of Education.

The college confirmed that Al-Saksak was studying nursing. The ministry described the targeting of students and educational institutions as a war crime and urged international action to protect students, teachers and schools and to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

In its October report, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education said more than 97% of Gaza’s schools and universities had been completely destroyed. 

It also documented the deaths of students, teachers and university staff from Israeli bombardment and gunfire.

Palestinian nursing student Basma Al-Seksek has succumbed to her injuries after being wounded in an Israeli bombing of a tent inside the University College of Applied Sciences. pic.twitter.com/lTiQCnVC4e

— The Times of Palestine (@PalTimesNews) November 8, 2026

Flooding Forces Families to Flee Again

Rainwater mixed with sewage flooded displacement tents, forcing families to abandon their shelters and increasing the risk of disease, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported Sunday. Some families were separated as they fled, with nowhere to take shelter amid the ongoing Israeli siege, the correspondent said.

UNRWA said around 1.98 million people, or 94% of Gaza’s population, urgently need shelter assistance and essential non-food supplies. It said 58% of the population faces critical or catastrophic shelter needs.

The agency’s winter assessment covered 113 displacement sites and identified 18 emergency shelters as unsafe because of serious risks to the buildings’ structural safety.

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Israeli Attacks Continue Despite Ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling continued across Gaza, Al Mayadeen reported. The outlet put the toll since the October 2025 ceasefire at 1,610 Palestinians killed and 5,819 wounded.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed 74,640 Palestinians and wounded 175,947, according to the figures reported by Al Mayadeen.

(PC, QNN, Al Mayadeen)