Cold in refugee tents killed 20-day-old baby in Gaza
A 20-day-old baby died on Sunday due to severe cold and a lack of heating in refugee tents in the central Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said.
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The infant, Jumaa al-Batran, “passed away due to the intense cold” in Deir al-Balah city, the ministry explained in a statement.
“His twin brother remains in critical care in the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza,” it added.
The new fatality brings the number of babies who froze to death in Gaza to five in the past week, according to local health authorities.
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