[News] Six Newborns Die in Gaza Cold as Israeli Blockade Prevents Shelter

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Six Newborns Die in Gaza Cold as Israeli Blockade Prevents ShelterFebruary
25, 2025
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Newborn babies in Gaza are struggling the most. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The
Palestine Chronicle)

Six Palestinian newborns have died in Gaza due to extreme cold, as Israel’s
blockade prevents the entry of shelter supplies, worsening the humanitarian
crisis.

At least six Palestinian newborns have died in Gaza due to extreme cold, as
Israel’s blockade continues to prevent the entry of shelter supplies,
worsening already dire winter conditions.

Dr. Saeed Salah, medical director of the Patients’ Friends Benevolent
Society Hospital, confirmed that three infants died on Monday and three
more on Tuesday from cold-related complications.

“In the past two weeks, we admitted eight newborns suffering from severe
cold injuries,” Salah said. “Three of them died within hours of arrival.
They were only a day or two old, weighing between 1.7 kg and 2 kg.”

The deaths come as winter storms, heavy rain, and strong winds intensify
the suffering of displaced Palestinians. Thousands now live in makeshift
tents after Israeli airstrikes destroyed their homes, while many returnees
to northern Gaza found their homes uninhabitable.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates
that over 500,000 people have returned to the northern areas, where “food,
water, and shelter remain critical needs.” However, aid deliveries remain
insufficient due to Israeli restrictions.

Dr. Salah called on the international community to intervene and allow the
entry of mobile homes, tents, and fuel to provide urgently needed shelter.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas blamed Israel’s “criminal
policies” for the baby deaths, calling for “immediate intervention to stop
Israel’s violations of the ceasefire agreement and allow the entry of
urgent shelter, heating, and medical aid into Gaza.”

According to Gaza’s government media office, nearly 1.5 million
Palestinians have been left without homes or shelter due to Israel’s war on
the enclave.

A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement has been in place in Gaza since
last month, temporarily pausing the Israeli military offensive that has
killed at least 48,350 people, mostly women and children, and left the
enclave in ruins.

Israel faces multiple legal cases for its actions in Gaza. Last November,
the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes
and crimes against humanity. Additionally, Israel is currently facing a
genocide case at the International Court of Justice.

*(PC, Anadolu)*
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