US EditionFourth infant dies of hypothermia in Gaza as winter cold sets in: Gaza Ministry of Health
- A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip as winter cold sets in, according to reports.
- The infant, Jomaa Al-Batran, was found with his head as 'cold as ice' by his father, Yehia.
- Local health officials confirmed that at least three other babies have died from the cold in recent weeks.
- Families are struggling, with one father stating, 'We are eight people, and we only have four blankets.
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Amnesty International is another organization calling on Israel to take action after a hospital was stormed. Meanwhile, living conditions are so harsh that the sixth baby has already frozen to death.
Death caused by hypothermia. In recent days, the same fate for the twin
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