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'Such happiness...': Israeli forecaster mocks Palestinians over flooded tents

'Such happiness...': Israeli forecaster mocks Palestinians over flooded tents Israeli forecaster Tzachi Peleg has mocked Gaza’s displaced residents as their tents were flood by rainwater. "In the strip, they went out to fish in the morning and not to the beach. Such happiness, I haven't experienced since the sixties," Peleg wrote on Facebook posts shared by Quds News Network and Al-Jarmaq News…

Israeli weather forecaster Tzachi Peleg has sparked controversy by mocking Palestinians living in flooded tents in Gaza. In a Facebook post shared by Quds News Network and Al-Jarmaq News, Peleg expressed his happiness at the prospect of torrential winter rains, stating that it would "not a single tent will remain" and that he "have no problem if people don't survive either."

The comments come as Gaza residents struggle to cope with the recent flooding, which has displaced many and left them without proper shelter. Peleg's remarks have been widely condemned as insensitive and cruel, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian aid in the region.

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