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Twenty-day-old baby dies of cold in Gaza, fifth such fatality this winter

Yahya al-Batran grieves as he holds the body of his 20-day-old son Jumaa, who died from hypothermia, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]

A 20-day-old baby in Gaza has died from severe cold, the fifth such fatality from hypothermia in six days in the Israeli-besieged Palestinian enclave.

Jumaa al-Batran died on Sunday while his twin brother, Ali, remains in intensive care at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said in a statement.

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