Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face "another layer of misery" as Storm Byron bears down on the enclave, the United Nations Agency for Palestinians said on Thursday.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said that only a trickle of tents and shelters has been allowed into the Gaza Strip and that  850,000 people at hundreds of displacement sites are at risk of flooding. 

Meanwhile, Israel launched new raids across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to Arabic media reports. 

Here is what else you need to know:

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to say on Thursday when the US would unveil phase two of its Gaza ceasefire plan
• The US plans to appoint a two-star American general to oversee an international stabilisation force in Gaza, axios reported
• Israel will pay for the clearance of some rubble in Gaza as a result of US lobbying, according to a report by Israeli news site Ynet
• Nemo, the Swiss singer and winner of the 2024 Eurovision contest, has returned his trophy in protest against Israel's participation in the contest