Yasmin Siam, a 24-year-old in Khan Younis, went into labor amidst severe transportation challenges due to ongoing Israeli attacks. With ambulances scarce and roads damaged, her family used a donkey cart to reach Nasser Hospital, which turned a short trip into a lengthy ordeal. On arrival, despite the medical efforts, she was informed that her baby did not survive. The tragedy underlines the dire implications of restricted movement in Gaza, where transportation failure exacerbates the humanitarian crisis.
On a late March morning in 2024, 24-year-old Yasmin Siam experienced labor pains amid ongoing airstrikes in Gaza, where transportation was nearly nonexistent.
Ambulances in Gaza had become rare due to Israeli attacks, and Yasmin's family was forced to transport her on a donkey cart to the hospital.
The journey to Nasser Hospital took over an hour because the roads in Khan Younis were devastated, with craters and wreckage obstructing travel.
Upon her arrival at the hospital, Yasmin Siam was informed that her first child had not survived, a tragic outcome of the movement restrictions in Gaza.
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