Nine-Month-Old Baby Dies of Cold in Gaza
The death underscores Gaza’s shortage of winter shelter as aid restrictions leave about 1.4 million people living in tents, UN officials said.
- On Thursday, nine-month-old Kinan Ahmad Raqiq died of hypothermia inside his family's displacement tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, as extreme cold and flooding devastate the territory's shelter crisis.
- Heavy rains last week flooded approximately 70,000 tents within 12 hours across Gaza, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians without shelter as winter approaches and temperatures plummet.
- The World Health Organization warned that acute respiratory infections are roughly 33,000 cases higher than last year, with infections comprising 11 percent of consultations amid severe overcrowding and dampness.
- Foreign ministers from 18 countries and the European Union condemned recent attacks on medical facilities, calling on Israel to immediately lift aid restrictions and facilitate shelter material entry.
- More than 150,000 tents remain outside Gaza awaiting dispatch, while restrictions and funding shortfalls delay critical winter preparations as vulnerable families face deepening exposure to the cold.
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Pakistan condemns Israel’s airstrike on Gaza hospital
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and 16 other Muslim countries have strongly condemned Israel’s deadly airstrike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, warning that continued attacks on Palestinian civilians and restrictions on humanitarian aid are undermining the ceasefire and worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis ahead of winter. The foreign ministers have urged Israel to immediately honour its commitments under the Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement an…
Kyle Kuzma Draws Criticism After Comments On Israeli Strike At Gaza Hospital
Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma drew widespread criticism this week after a post about an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza in which he mourned the dead and said such hospitals “are used as command centers for Hamas.” On Thursday, Kuzma quoted a CNN report on the strike and wrote, “Praying for the lost souls at Nasser Hospital. Doctors and children dying in hospitals that are much needed in the region that are used as command centers for H…
The EU calls on Israel to immediately send helpers to the Gaza Strip, where heavy rain flooded the tents of tens of thousands of displaced persons, and the cold is becoming increasingly dangerous.
The EU urged Israel on Saturday to grant humanitarian aid and relief agencies "immediate" and "unhindered" access to Gaza.
Brussels, Belgium. The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip was exacerbated by heavy rains in the Palestinian territory over the past few days.The floods affected thousands of makeshift shelters and resulted in the deaths of five people, including three children, according to Palestinian emergency services.In view of this situation, the European Union (EU) asked Israel on Saturday to allow immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into …
EU warns of fast-deteriorating Gaza crisis as winter conditions intensify
The statement calling on Israel to allow immediate, large-scale humanitarian aid into Gaza was followed on Saturday by 18 Arab and Islamic countries condemning an IDF strike on Nasser Hospital that killed six people, including a surgeon
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