Nine-Month-Old Baby Dies of Cold in Gaza
UNICEF said 26,000 households were affected by storms as aid shortages leave hundreds of thousands of displaced families in tents and makeshift shelters.
- Nine-Month-Old Kinan Ahmad Raqiq died from hypothermia inside his family's displacement tent in Khan Yunis, a doctor told AFP after days of harsh weather and flooding in the Gaza Strip.
- Heavy rain last week flooded tens of thousands of tents in Gaza, where the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported 26,000 households were affected and around 65 percent of the population remains displaced.
- James Elder, spokesman on Gaza for UNICEF, warned that flooding marks only the beginning of the cold season, stating, "It's very important to know how bad things are in Gaza. It's not yet winter."
- In a Wednesday response to the Board of Peace, Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel provided 91,000 tents, asserting, "Hamas alone is responsible for the suffering of the people of Gaza."
- Five people including three children died when a sandy embankment collapsed onto their tents the day after the flooding, compounding the humanitarian crisis across the territory.
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In the Gaza Strip, a nine-month-old child died of severe hypothermia, the first such incident in the region this winter, reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, a child named Keenan Ahmad Arkik was admitted to the Naser Hospital in Gaza and the cause of death was described as a sharp decline in the body temperature, wrote TASS with reference to a report from the agency. According to Palestinian sources, Agence France Presse, the boy was …
Infant dies of hypothermia as displaced Palestinians face worsening winter conditions; 10 cold-related deaths recorded last winter
In the Gaza Strip, where Israel continues to restrict aid deliveries, a 9-month-old baby living in a tent with his family died from the cold. The baby's father said that when he woke up in the morning, his son's skin had turned blue. The United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are at serious risk as winter approaches.
Save the Children said more than half a million children in Gaza face their fourth winter in disassembled tents or makeshift shelters, while Israel continues to block aid and new tents.
A nine-month-old baby has died of hypothermia in the tent where his family had taken shelter in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian sources confirmed the news today, amid growing concerns about the arrival of winter. A Palestinian doctor who examined the body of the baby, Kinan Ahmed Rakiq, told AFP on condition of anonymity that the child “died from the cold.” The Civil Defense, a first-aid organization run by Hamas, conf…
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