The death of nine-month-old Kinan Ahmed Raqiq from hypothermia in an al-Mawasi shelter highlights the severe humanitarian peril brought by plunging temperatures and flooded camps. Concurrently, Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people from dawn Thursday through Friday across central, western, and northern Gaza. Nasser Hospital suspended its surgical operations after twin drone strikes killed six people, including a surgeon and a child, leaving the facility heavily damaged. Officials report the broader conflict toll has risen to 74,645 Palestinians killed and 175,978 wounded since October 2023.
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Surgical services at Nasser Hospital remain suspended after sustaining extensive structur…: Surgical services at Nasser Hospital remain suspended after sustaining extensive structural damage requiring comprehensive rehabilitation.
Escalating military strikes across multiple Gaza districts killed at least 11 people betw…: Escalating military strikes across multiple Gaza districts killed at least 11 people between dawn Thursday and Friday.
Officials indicate the total casualty count since October 2023 has reached 74,645 dead an…: Officials indicate the total casualty count since October 2023 has reached 74,645 dead and 175,978 injured.
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A baby has died of hypothermia in southern Gaza, amid plummeting temperatures and continuing Israeli restrictions on aid, AFP reported, citing medical sources.
Nine-month-old Kinan Ahmed Raqiq was found dead by his father as they sheltered in a tent in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis overnight.
Raqiq’s father Ahmed, stood weeping outside Nasser Hospital, as he held his son’s shrouded body.
“I woke up only to see his skin had turned blue so I rushed him to Nasser Hospital, but he had already died from hypothermia and frozen to death,” he told AFP.
“I am in complete shock. I found myself holding my son wrapped in a burial shroud.”
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