GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), A Palestinian infant died from the bitter cold on Friday in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Medical sources reported that the child, Yousef Omar Abu Hamala (6 months old), passed away in his tent due to the severe cold in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
With the death of Abu Hamala, the number of children who have died in Gaza from extreme cold since the beginning of winter has risen to 11, amid scarce aid and the absence of heating.
The same sources indicated that the incident reflects the gravity of the humanitarian situation in the Strip, especially for children and displaced families living in fragile tents unfit to withstand the cold weather.
Residents of Gaza suffer from the lack of shelter and medical care, as well as the absence of heating due to fuel shortages, all under stormy, cold, and rainy conditions.
