US EditionGazan Woman Evacuated to Italy in a 'State of Severe Physical Deterioration' Dies in Hospital
The 20-year-old woman arrived severely malnourished from Gaza and died after respiratory and cardiac failure, amid warnings of famine in the conflict zone, hospital officials said.
- On Friday, University Hospital of Pisa announced Marah Abu Zuhri, a 20-year-old Palestinian woman flown from Gaza, died after a respiratory crisis following tests and therapy.
- Humanitarian groups, U.N. agencies and Hamas warned of widespread famine, and hospital reports highlighted her severe malnutrition and complex clinical condition.
- On three flights this week, she and her mother were evacuated to Italy, joining over 180 children from Gaza since the war began.
- The head of the Tuscany region, Eugenio Giani, said he offered condolences to the woman's family, and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani noted it was Italy's 14th and largest evacuation of Palestinians since January 2024.
- Over the past two weeks, the U.N. reports nearly 12,000 children under 5 in Gaza suffered acute malnutrition, despite Israel tripling food supplies after a 2.5-month blockade.
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