Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) warned that children in the Gaza Strip are dying from cold exposure, calling on Israel to allow a significant increase in the entry of humanitarian aid to help Palestinians withstand severe winter weather.اضافة اعلان

In a statement, the organization said that a 29-day-old infant died at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza just two hours after being admitted to the pediatric ward supported by MSF.

It added, “Despite all treatment efforts, the child’s life could not be saved, as he died as a result of severe hypothermia.”

MSF warned that “harsh winter weather, combined with already dire living conditions, is leading to a worsening of health risks.”

The organization noted that its teams “continue to record high rates of respiratory infections, which are expected to increase throughout the winter season, posing a serious threat to children under the age of five.”

Regarding the ongoing weather system, MSF said, “As Gaza faces heavy rainfall and severe storms, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to suffer while living in temporary, dilapidated tents that are being flooded with water.”

MSF also called on the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately allow the large-scale and intensified entry of aid into Gaza.

WAFA