120 incubator babies at risk after Israel cuts Gaza fuel: UN
1 year, 2 months ago

120 incubator babies at risk after Israel cuts Gaza fuel: UN

The Hindu  

The lives of at least 120 newborn babies on incubators in war-torn Gaza’s hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the besieged enclave, the UN children’s agency warned on October 22. More than 1,750 children have already been killed by Israeli strikes launched against the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas attacks, according to the Palestinian territory’s health ministry. Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday that 130 premature babies were in danger of dying due to the lack of fuel. Around 160 women give birth each day in Gaza, according to the UN Population Fund, which estimates there are 50,000 pregnant women across the territory of 2.4 million people.

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Health worker displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza dies of ‘extreme cold’
2 weeks ago

Health worker displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza dies of ‘extreme cold’

Al Jazeera  

Many people in Gaza lack adequate shelter and are malnourished after more than a year of Israeli attacks and blockades. A Palestinian healthcare worker has died due to “extreme” weather conditions, according to a statement by the enclave’s Ministry of Health, as severe cold compounds the hardship faced by people displaced by Israel’s relentless attacks. “The conditions are worse for …

3 Babies Reportedly Died Of Hypothermia In Gaza’s Tent Camps
2 weeks, 1 day ago

3 Babies Reportedly Died Of Hypothermia In Gaza’s Tent Camps

Huff Post  

Palestinians look on Sunday through a home destroyed by an Israeli strike late Saturday in Deir al-Balah. Abdel Kareem Hana/Associated Press JERUSALEM — A baby girl died amid cold weather overnight in Gaza while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war. The 3-week old baby was the third to die …

Three babies freeze to death in Gaza refugee camp amid Israeli blockade
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Three babies freeze to death in Gaza refugee camp amid Israeli blockade

Al Jazeera  

Father of three-week-old victim Sila Mahmoud al-Faseeh says family slept on cold sand in tent exposed to bitter winds. Three Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia at the al-Mawasi refugee camp in southern Gaza in recent days, as temperatures plummet and Israel’s blockade on food, water, and essential winter supplies continues. Ahmed al-Farra, director of the children’s ward at Nasser …

Israel kills five medical staff as another baby freezes to death in Gaza
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel kills five medical staff as another baby freezes to death in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Doctor, lab technician and two maintenance workers among those killed as a fourth baby in three days dies of cold during Israel’s genocide. Israel’s genocide has killed five staff members at one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, the facility’s director says, as yet another baby freezes to death in the besieged and bombed Palestinian enclave. Hussam Abu Safia, head …

Four babies die from hypothermia in Gaza, as Israel’s war pushes Palestinians deep into tent camps
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Four babies die from hypothermia in Gaza, as Israel’s war pushes Palestinians deep into tent camps

CNN  

CNN — A newborn baby died from the cold in a tent encampment in Al-Mawasi, in southern Gaza, a health official said Wednesday, highlighting the stark challenges to survival faced by Palestinian children displaced from their homes amid Israel’s ongoing assault on the strip. Sela Mahmoud Al-Fasih “froze to death from the extreme cold” in Al-Mawasi, Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, the …

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief

China Daily  

A child checks a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the al-Bureij refugee camp of the central Gaza Strip, on Nov 17, 2024. GAZA - Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said on Wednesday that Gaza has become a "graveyard" for children. "They are being killed, injured, …

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-21 09:26 A child checks a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the al-Bureij refugee camp of the central Gaza Strip, on Nov 17, 2024. GAZA - Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said on Wednesday that Gaza has become a "graveyard" for children. …

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gaza becomes 'graveyard' for children: UNRWA chief

China Daily  

A child checks a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the al-Bureij refugee camp of the central Gaza Strip, on Nov 17, 2024. GAZA - Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said on Wednesday that Gaza has become a "graveyard" for children. "They are being killed, injured, …

UN report accuses Israel of willfully destroying Gaza’s health care infrastructure
2 months, 1 week ago

UN report accuses Israel of willfully destroying Gaza’s health care infrastructure

Salon  

Six days after the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel ordered the evacuation of 22 hospitals in northern Gaza. The Times of Israel reported in January that Israeli medical professionals were instructed by Israel’s Health Ministry not to cooperate with the U.N. commission, after it sent letters and emails to doctors and hospital staff who had …

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak, plead for a pause in the war
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak, plead for a pause in the war

LA Times  

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip walk through a dark streak of sewage flowing into the streets of Khan Yunis. The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. Polio …

21 children are set to exit Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May
6 months, 2 weeks ago

21 children are set to exit Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May

The Independent  

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50,000 Gaza children require urgent treatment for malnutrition: UN
6 months, 3 weeks ago

50,000 Gaza children require urgent treatment for malnutrition: UN

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA warns people in Gaza face ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger because of Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid. Over 50,000 children require treatment for acute malnutrition@UNRWA teams work tirelessly to reach families with aid but the situation is catastrophic. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/FwmsjrqmRW — UNRWA June 15, 2024 UNICEF spokesperson James Elder also described how difficult it is to not only get aid …

Gaza mothers search for milk as malnutrition hits
7 months, 1 week ago

Gaza mothers search for milk as malnutrition hits

Raw Story  

"Youssef needs treatment and milk, but there' none available in Gaza," the 33-year-old mother told AFP at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza where her son was admitted suffering from malnutrition. The rise in malnutrition among Gaza's children is largely a result of humanitarian aid that enters the Palestinian territory not reaching its intended destination, aid agencies said. Doctors demand …

Rafah’s hospitals overwhelmed while food and fuel run out as Israel steps up bombardment
8 months ago

Rafah’s hospitals overwhelmed while food and fuel run out as Israel steps up bombardment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was the main hospital providing dialysis for patients …

Israel-Hamas war: ‘Hospitals in Rafah will run out of fuel in 3 days’, warns WHO
8 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: ‘Hospitals in Rafah will run out of fuel in 3 days’, warns WHO

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down. A Palestinian man inspects a house hit in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in …

Israel-Hamas war: South Gaza hospitals have only three days' fuel left, says WHO
8 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: South Gaza hospitals have only three days' fuel left, says WHO

Hindustan Times  

Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The remains of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency school in central Khan Younis, Gaza, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. International negotiators, including from the US, are at a delicate phase …

Hospitals in south Gaza will run out of fuel in three days, WHO warns
8 months ago

Hospitals in south Gaza will run out of fuel in three days, WHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The already critically undersupplied hospitals have only three days of fuel left, WHO chief warns as aid shipments also impeded. There is enough fuel to run hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip for only three more days, the head of the World Health Organization warns after Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah border crossing. “Hospitals in the south of …

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’
8 months, 1 week ago

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. “There is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south.” She said a cease-fire and …

In numbers: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In numbers: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed and vast swathes of the enclave are in ruins as Israel continues its onslaught. Mass graves, crippled hospitals, thousands of civilian deaths and near total destruction of infrastructure haunt Gaza as Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian coastal enclave entered its 200th day on Tuesday. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on …

WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza
9 months, 1 week ago

WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza

The Hindu  

Newborn mortality is rising sharply in the Gaza Strip, with babies being born underweight, the World Health Organization said on April 2, citing medics on the ground. "From different doctors, particularly in the maternity hospitals, they are reporting that they're seeing a big rise in children born with low birth weight, and just not surviving the neonatal period because they're …

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children
9 months, 1 week ago

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is …

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
9 months, 1 week ago

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children

LA Times  

An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. Haj-Hassan, who has extensive experience in Gaza and regularly speaks out about the war’s devastating effects, was part of a team that recently finished a two-week stint there. “What does that tell you about every other hospital in the Gaza Strip?” A different team …

WHO chief warns the ‘future of a generation in peril’ as Gaza famine looms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO chief warns the ‘future of a generation in peril’ as Gaza famine looms

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief Tedros says children in Gaza are dying of malnutrition and urges Israel to facilitate the entry of more aid. The head of the World Health Organization has said that only the expansion of land crossings for aid deliveries into Gaza could help prevent famine in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. “Recent efforts to deliver food by air and …

24 hours in a Gaza hospital
9 months, 3 weeks ago

24 hours in a Gaza hospital

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The situation at the hospital is catastrophic, we face …

People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them
9 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them

NPR  

People in Gaza are starving to death. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Days earlier, McGoldrick spoke with NPR and said the U.N. was reaching out to "mukhtars," or leaders of prominent families and clans in Gaza, to help distribute food fairly in their territories of influence in northern Gaza. Enlarge …

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

The UN agency says surviving children do not ‘even have the energy to cry’ as famine looms in the besieged enclave being bombarded for months. Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund. Because …

UN says acute malnutrition spreading fast among children in Gaza
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says acute malnutrition spreading fast among children in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel says it will send a delegation to Qatar for more talks with mediators after Hamas presented a new truce proposal. The main United Nations aid agency operating in Gaza has said that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new truce talks on a hostage …

In Gaza, there are no more 'normal-sized babies': UN official
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Gaza, there are no more 'normal-sized babies': UN official

New Indian Express  

The numbers of complicated deliveries are roughly twice what they were before the war with Israel began -- with mothers stressed, fearful, underfed and exhausted -- and caregivers often lacking necessary supplies. "Those mothers should be wrapping their arms around their children," he said. Israel has defended its policies as it pursues its stated goal of destroying Hamas, saying the …

Israel-Hamas War: Children Most-Affected As Hunger Claims Lives In Northern Gaza
10 months ago

Israel-Hamas War: Children Most-Affected As Hunger Claims Lives In Northern Gaza

ABP News  

Amid the prevailing risk of famine in war-torn Gaza, children are now dying of hunger besides bombardment from Israeli forces, as reported by news agency AP. The attack on 118 civilians waiting for food aid near Gaza City last month, triggered global outrage over the humanitarian crisis. According to AP, hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been …

It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too
10 months ago

It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger. Israel’s bombardment and ground assaults have already wreaked a high toll among children, who along with women make up nearly three-quarters of the more than 30,800 Palestinians killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Most people eat …

After months of warnings of famine in Gaza, some children begin to succumb in rising deaths
10 months ago

After months of warnings of famine in Gaza, some children begin to succumb in rising deaths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Most people eat a weed that crops up in …

The latest talks on Gaza have ended with no breakthrough, officials say
10 months ago

The latest talks on Gaza have ended with no breakthrough, officials say

The Hindu  

Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages ended on March 5 without a breakthrough, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. Jihad Taha, a Hamas spokesperson, said the negotiations were ongoing but “the ball …

'Ten children died of malnutrition in Gaza hospital'
10 months ago

'Ten children died of malnutrition in Gaza hospital'

New Indian Express  

At least ten children have reportedly died because of dehydration and malnutrition in Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Northern Gaza Strip in recent days, a statement issued by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said. There are likely more children fighting for their lives somewhere in one of Gaza's few remaining hospitals, and likely …

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry
10 months, 1 week ago

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry

Al Jazeera  

Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has also gone out of service due to a lack of fuel for generators. Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has said, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave worsens. “We ask international agencies to intervene immediately …

Two-month-old Palestinian boy dies of hunger amid Israel’s war on Gaza
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Two-month-old Palestinian boy dies of hunger amid Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Mahmoud Fattouh dies from starvation as UN warns of an ‘explosion’ in child deaths due to a lack of food and water. A two-month-old Palestinian boy has died from starvation in northern Gaza, according to media reports, days after the United Nations warned of an “explosion” in child deaths due to Israel’s war on the besieged enclave. Dr Hussam Abu …

Desperate Gaza children march against bombing and food shortages as Israel-Hamas war continues
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Desperate Gaza children march against bombing and food shortages as Israel-Hamas war continues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A video taken on Wednesday morning showed a group …

Vital Aid Fails to Reach Gazans as Security Void Grows
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Vital Aid Fails to Reach Gazans as Security Void Grows

Live Mint  

Humanitarian aid deliveries in the Gaza Strip have slowed to a trickle, as security across the embattled enclave deteriorates, leaving 2.2 million Palestinians faced with spreading famine, disease and desperation. Efforts to provide lifesaving aid such as food, medicine and other essentials have been paralyzed by an expanding security void, extensive looting of aid trucks, Israeli military strikes on humanitarian …

Food deliveries into northern Gaza are halted because of the war’s chaos, increasing famine risk
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Food deliveries into northern Gaza are halted because of the war’s chaos, increasing famine risk

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The World Food Program said Tuesday it has paused deliveries of food to isolated northern Gaza because of increasing chaos across the territory, hiking fears of potential starvation. It warned of a “precipitous slide into hunger and disease,” saying, “People are already dying from hunger-related causes.” UNICEF official Ted Chaiban said in a statement that Gaza …

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had become "incredibly scarce" in the Palestinian territory, adding that virtually all young …

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where U.N. says children face starvation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where U.N. says children face starvation

LA Times  

Palestinians run away after an Israeli strike on a residential building on Monday in Rafah, Gaza Strip. The World Food Program said Tuesday it has paused deliveries of food to isolated northern Gaza because of increasing chaos across the territory, hiking fears of potential starvation. It warned of a “precipitous slide into hunger and disease,” saying, “People are already dying …

Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate
11 months ago

Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Zainab al-Zein was forced to make a desperate decision: Feed her infant daughter solid foods that her tiny body may not be able to digest or watch her starve because of a lack of baby formula in the besieged Gaza Strip. “She cries and cries continuously.” The war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers has …

Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate
11 months ago

Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate

LA Times  

Medics prepare premature babies for transport to Egypt after they were evacuated from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City last year. “She cries and cries continuously.” The war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe that has brought shortages of the most basic necessities. “I sold my children’s food so I can buy diapers,” said Raafat Abu …

Gaza Hospitals Overrun With Pregnant Women And Newborns — Despite U.S. Promises Of Aid
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gaza Hospitals Overrun With Pregnant Women And Newborns — Despite U.S. Promises Of Aid

Huff Post  

A woman dries a baby in a towel after giving it a bath inside a tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 18. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s special humanitarian envoy for the crisis is preparing to leave office, and an internal U.S. government estimate circulated this week identified that Israel, which …

Dramatic increase in Gaza miscarriages since October 7: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dramatic increase in Gaza miscarriages since October 7: Report

New Indian Express  

Dramatic increase in pregnant women losing their babies is because of limited medical supplies and access to health centres, putting them at increased risk of infection. Lately, Nour Beydoun, regional adviser on protection and gender in emergencies for humanitarian agency CARE, told US news site Jezebel miscarriages are also up because pregnant women lack proper food and nutrition, resulting in …

Pregnant mothers in Gaza reportedly facing cesareans without anaesthetic, emergency hysterectomies and death
1 year ago

Pregnant mothers in Gaza reportedly facing cesareans without anaesthetic, emergency hysterectomies and death

ABC  

The sound of women and newborn babies screaming in pain is constant inside Gaza's hospitals. "It's extremely challenging to be pregnant in Gaza right now," Dr Thurtle said. "For people who need to have a managed birth and need to have medical help around their birth, that's not consistently and sustainably available," Dr Thurtle said. Every day the security is …

Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children
1 year ago

Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children

Al Jazeera  

More than 8,663 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7, according to the government media office, which added that thousands more are missing under the rubble amid relentless bombardment. “Our gravest fears about the reported numbers of children killed becoming dozens, then hundreds, and ultimately thousands were realised in just a fortnight,” James Elder, …

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system
1 year ago

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief says the enclave’s infrastructure is being destroyed as UN agency warns of soaring healthcare needs. The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in Gaza, with more than 180 births taking place every day amid the “decimation” of its healthcare system. In a statement on Sunday, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian …

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes
1 year ago

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes

Al Jazeera  

The besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, are increasingly faced with the spread of diseases amid heavy winter rains that have flooded their makeshift shelters, and an acute shortage of food and potable water. The UN health agency cautioned that the figures likely did not provide the full picture because of …

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival
1 year ago

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival

The Hindu  

The birth of their daughter should have marked the beginning of a joyful chapter for the young Palestinian couple. The war, triggered by a deadly Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel, has unleashed unimaginable destruction, with more than 18,000 Palestinians killed and close to 50,000 wounded in Israel's offensive, according to health officials in Hamas-run Gaza. The severe shortage …

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival
1 year ago

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The birth of their daughter should have marked the beginning of a joyful chapter for the young Palestinian couple. The war, triggered by a deadly Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel, has unleashed unimaginable destruction, with more than 18,000 Palestinians killed and close to 50,000 wounded in Israel’s offensive, according to health officials in …

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