Gaza Infant Dies of Hypothermia as WHO Warns of 'Worse' Due to Ongoing Israeli Restrictions
Medical sources said the 9-month-old died as heavy rains flooded tents and aid restrictions left families without enough shelter.
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Due to Israeli restrictions, babies are once again freezing to death in Gaza. Palestinian mothers are appealing to the world: "Our tents are flooded. Our children's feet and hands are freezing. We dress them in whatever we can find. Our only concern is keeping them warm... Just two days ago, a baby who was only 9 months old..."
Baby dies of hypothermia, as Israeli attacks across Gaza surge
Baby dies of hypothermia, as Israeli attacks across Gaza surge Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 11/13/2026 - 14:15 As temperatures plummet amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on aid, the vulnerable suffer; while 11 people were killed in a series of attacks across Gaza, including one on a hospital Mourners carry the body of Dr Rezik Abushira, who was killed in an Israeli strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, on 12 November (Reuters/Ramadan Abed…
Gaza infant dies of hypothermia as WHO warns of 'worse' due to ongoing Israeli restrictions
This is the first recorded death in the current winter season, as the WHO says poor living conditions and severe overcrowding are driving up infections in Gaza's population.
Infant Dies of Hypothermia in Gaza as Calls Grow for Israel to Allow Imports of Winter Supplies
In Gaza, a Palestinian infant has died from hypothermia after Israeli attacks left his family displaced and living in a tent in Khan Younis. Kinan Ahmed Raqiq was just 9 months old. His death came as Israel continued to impose severe restrictions on imports of fuel and winter supplies into Gaza. U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher says 150,000 tents remain stuck in warehouses at Gaza’s borders, even as some 350,000 displaced Palestinians face h…
GAZA: Gaza has recorded its first death from the cold this year after a nine-month-old baby died of hypothermia. The Health Ministry said yesterday that Kinan Ahmed Arqiq died after suffering a sudden drop in body temperature. According to a statement issued by the Gaza Media Office, the baby was taken from Kuwait Hospital to the Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday, ...
A 10-month-old baby died of cold in the tent where his displaced family lived in al-Mawasi, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
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