Infant Dies Due to Severe Cold in Gaza City

SadaNews - An infant died this morning, Tuesday, due to the severe cold in Gaza City.

Medical sources reported that the infant, Shahda Abu Jarad, who was 7 months old, died in Gaza City as a result of the extreme cold.

With the death of Abu Jarad, the death toll among children in the Gaza Strip due to severe cold since the beginning of winter rises to nine children, amidst a shortage of aid and the absence of heating.

The same sources indicated that the incident reflects the severity of the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, particularly for children and displaced persons living in weak tents that are ill-equipped to withstand the cold weather.

The residents of the Gaza Strip are suffering from a lack of shelter and medical care, and the absence of heating means due to a fuel shortage, amid a cold and rainy storm system.