At least six newborn babies have died in Gaza due to severe cold, according to Dr Saeed Saleh, a health official at the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital in the enclave, in a recorded video on Tuesday.
Saleh said in the past two weeks eight newborns were admitted with severe cold-related injuries, six of whom later died.
The hospital highlighted the dire living conditions facing Palestinians who are living in tents and bombed-out homes with no protection from the freezing temperatures sweeping across the Middle East.
Health officials at the hospital called on mediators in the conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas to urgently provide mobile homes as temporary shelters for more than 280,000 families who are homeless after Israeli air strikes.
They also called for fuel deliveries to ensure warmth and protect young children from the harsh weather.
Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire in Gaza on January 19 to end nearly 16 months of conflict and allow the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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