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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

Newborn baby becomes eighth to die of hypothermia in Gaza this winter

A doctor in blue scrubs and hairnet carries an infant into Nasser hospital in Gaza
Maternal and newborn care in Gaza have been dismantled due to fuel shortages, blocked medical supplies, mass displacement and constant bombardment. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of freezing temperatures, and that when she was brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis it was already too late to save her.

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