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Several infants freeze to death in Gaza amid cold weather

ByFamagusta Gazette

Feb 26, 2025

At least six babies and toddlers have died in the Gaza Strip over the past two weeks due to hypothermia, according to Palestinian health officials.

The cool and damp winters in the war-torn territory have left hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in tents and the ruins of bombed houses.

Nighttime temperatures have dropped below 10 degrees Celsius, with storms blowing in from the Mediterranean. The past few days have been particularly cold.

Saher al-Wahedi of the Gaza Health Ministry reported that 15 children have died from hypothermia this winter.

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