"Four babies have died from the cold since November, as power cuts disable incubators and families in flooded tents struggle to keep their children alive. In the bitter cold of a Gaza winter, two-month-old Mohammed Abu Harbid has become the latest victim of Israel's genocidal war that has stripped Palestinians of shelter, warmth and survival. Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at the Ministry of Health, told Al Jazeera the infant died from severe hypothermia at al-Rantisi Children's Hospital."
"We face many dilemmas, including a scarcity of medical equipment, Abu Shaira told Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Talal al-Arouqi. Some incubators come to us without batteries the occupation forces the entry of incubators without batteries. This is a death sentence in a facility plagued by chronic power outages. During Al Jazeera's visit, the electricity cut out more than five times in less than an hour. We try to reach a certain temperature for the child, but every time we do, the power cuts, Abu Shaira explained."
Four infants have frozen to death in Gaza since November 2025, and twelve since October 2023. Thousands of displaced families live in flooded tents amid torrential rain and freezing winds, increasing vulnerability. A neonatal ward at al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat receives about 17 infants daily but faces severe equipment and medicine shortages. Many incubators arrive without internal batteries because of Israeli restrictions, causing them to fail when generators stop during chronic power outages. Medical staff report frequent electricity cuts and shortages of medications for premature lung development and essential baby supplies, endangering newborn survival.
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