Three Palestinian babies die frost -plated in the Gazakonflict

A newborn baby is frozen in a camp in al-Mawasi, in the south of Gazas. This tragic incident illustrates the enormous challenges in front of which Palestinian children are exposed to their homoing due to the continuing attacks.

The tragic circumstances

Sela Mahmoud al-fasih "Befor through the Extreme cold," reported Dr. Munir al-Bursh, the General Director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, in a contribution to X. In the last 48 hours, in addition to al-fasih, at least two other infants-a three-day and one month-died from the low temperatures and the lack of warm protection, informed Dr. Ahmed al-Farra, the head of pediatrics and obstetrics in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Cnn.

living conditions in al-Mawasi

al-Mawasi, a coastal region west of Rafah, which was previously referred to by Israel as a "humanitarian zone", was repeatedly suspended. Thousands of displaced Palestinians have withdrawn there in the hope of protection and have been living in temporary tents from fabric and nylon for months.

The suffering of the families

In recordings of CNN, the small body of al-fasih can be seen wrapped in white towels, while her 31-year-old father, Mahmoud, holds her. In another scene, a group of young Palestinians and boys crouch next to their grave. "[Sela] died of the cold," her mother Nariman said to CNN on Wednesday. "I kept her warm and held her. But we had no additional clothes to keep this girl warm." The video showed that Al-Fasih's face had started blue.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The attacks of Israel, which began on October 7 after the Hamas attack, devastated the once living district of Gazas, wiped out numerous families and caused a humanitarian crisis that is characterized by hunger, displacement and widespread illness. According to the Ministry of Health, more than 45,000 Palestinians were killed and 107,000 people injured, the Ministry reported on Monday.

The war against children

Human rights activists warn that Palestinian children bear the main load of bombing and sieges. Since the beginning of the war, more than 17,600 children have been killed, as Dr. Al-Bursh could share on Wednesday. According to Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, a child is killed every hour in Gaza. The UN data confirm these alarming numbers.

unaccompanied children in need

up to 17,000 children are separated without accompaniment or their parents and supervisors, reported the international rescue committee. Others have difficulty finding sufficient food, water and warmth because the siege of Israel exhausted the supplies. Children do not receive the necessary care in the medical system, which has come to a standstill due to the attacks by Israel. According to Dr. Al-Farra are only 20% of the newborn units in the Gaza Strip. Earlyborns die due to the lack of medical resources such as ventilation devices, while the doctors are forced to choose cases to save the life of the children.

The situation of the displaced

Unicef ​​warns that many displaced children in Gaza hardly wear more than the clothes on their backs - many of them had to flee from the Israeli attacks in summer clothes. "Children have been at the top of this nightmare for over 14 months ... In Gaza, reality is afraid for over a million children, afraid, complete deprivation and unimaginable suffering," said Rosalia Bollen, communication specialist from Unicef.

claim for responsibility

"The war against the children in Gaza is a drastic memory of our common responsibility. A generation of children suffers the brutal violation of their rights and the loss of their future." CNN has contacted the Israeli defense forces to obtain a statement on the deaths of the three infants in al-Mawasi.