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Gazan mother reunited with evacuated daughter after two years
The toddlers were evacuated after Israeli forces stormed al-Shifa Hospital; their return marks a rare positive moment amid ongoing conflict and displacement in Gaza.
- On Monday, Palestinian families reunited with 11 toddlers in Rafah, Gaza, after the children were evacuated as premature infants over two years ago. The toddlers had received life-saving medical treatment in Egypt before returning home.
- Medical staff at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City evacuated the infants in November 2023 after electricity failures disabled incubators. Doctors swaddled babies to maintain warmth while Israeli troops besieged the facility during the war's early weeks.
- Sundus Al-Kurd, a mother at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, said her daughter's return left her "torn between fear and joy" as she worried she would not be accepted as a parent after so long apart. She had spent years believing Bissan might have died.
- The International Rescue Committee reported on Monday that displacement in Gaza continues reshaping family structures, leaving increasing numbers of children without parental care. Many families remain separated by years of conflict and restricted border crossings.
- Nikolay Mladenov, a high representative liaising with Gaza's administration, warned last week the territory faces a choice between "renewed war or a new beginning." Despite the ceasefire, infrastructure remains damaged and the children's future remains uncertain.
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About ten toddlers, who were evacuated from Gaza to Egypt as newborn babies, have been reunited with their families after nearly 2.5 years. They arrived by bus at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where parents and family members awaited them emotionally and embraced them. For one of the mothers, it was the first time she had seen her child. The children were born in the first weeks of the war in Gaza. In the autumn of 2023, Israel launched an…
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Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future
Eleven toddlers from Gaza are reuniting with their families after doctors evacuated them as premature newborns during blackouts at Shifa Hospital.
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