Heavy rain and cold weather across the Gaza Strip have caused flooding and complicated an already difficult humanitarian situation for Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom live in tents and other temporary shelters after two years of war.

Heavy rain has brought more destruction to the already vulnerable Gaza Strip, leaving over a dozen people dead in the past 24 hours. NBC News' Matt Bradley has more on how Palestinians are being impacted by the dangerous weather.

Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon.

International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a U.N.-authorized stabilization force, two U.S. officials told Reuters, but it remains unclear how Palestinian militant group Hamas will be disarmed.

Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as storm Byron descended on the war-battered

The national soccer team made it to the knockout stages of the Arab Cup for the first time, uniting fans from Gaza to the West Bank to Cairo to Arab cities in Israel.

After two years of devastating war, Gazans have crammed into coffee shops since the start of the month to watch their side play. Palestine dramatically beat Asian champions, Qatar, 1-0 in the opening game of the tournament, memorably prompting Ehab Abu Jazar to break into a run along the touchline, jumping in the air and hugging his players.

The Palestinian team, which made it to the quarterfinals for the first time, ended up losing to Saudi Arabia 2-1.