GAZA, December, 30, 2024 (WAFA) – Medical sources reported that the twin of the child who died yesterday also died due to the cold and low temperatures. He is the sixth infant to die from the cold in a week.

The same sources announced the death of the infant Ali Al-Batran, who is one month old, this morning, Monday. He is the twin of the child Juma who died yesterday due to the cold in a tent in Deir Al-Balah, in the middle of the Strip.

A few days ago, four newborn children between the ages of 4 and 21 days died due to the low temperatures and severe cold.

According to the sources, the lack of food security among mothers has led to the emergence of new cases of illness among children, which exacerbates the health situation in light of the difficult circumstances the region is experiencing.

For his part, the Director of Medical Relief in Gaza and North Gaza, Muhammad Abu Afash, said that children died daily due to the severe cold and the lack of necessities of life such as food, drink and baby milk, indicating that there are no tents, blankets, clothes or food for children.

Abu Afash added that the humanitarian disasters taking place now in the Strip are what had been previously warned of, renewing the warning of the danger of martyrdom and freezing of entire families inside the tents.

For the 451st consecutive day, the occupation forces continue to launch hundreds of raids, artillery shelling and commit crimes in various parts of the Gaza Strip, commit bloody massacres against civilians, amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation as a result of the siege, and the displacement of more than 90% of the population.

Thousands of slain Palestinians and wounded have not yet been recovered from under the rubble; due to the continued shelling and the dangerous field conditions, in light of the stifling siege of the Strip, and strict restrictions on the entry of fuel and urgent vital aid, to alleviate the catastrophic humanitarian conditions.

Y.S