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At least seven babies have died due to cold weather and a lack of shelter in Gaza, the UN’s Palestinian aid agency said on Sunday.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on X that up to 7,700 newborns in the war-torn territory are living in inadequate accommodation due to the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
The Palestinian WAFA news agency reported in late December that four babies had died of hypothermia.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have lost their homes as a result of more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza.

Displaced residents are living in tents that offer little protection against the cold and rain, with temperatures dropping below 10 degrees Celsius.
The Israeli authority responsible for Palestinian affairs, COGAT, said on X that it is working with international aid organisations such as Rahma Worldwide to provide residents with tents, blankets, warm clothing and hygiene products.
At least 24 people have been killed in the latest attacks carried out by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported on Sunday, citing medical sources.
Three people were killed in an attack in Bureij camp and there were deaths and injuries in the Nuseirat refugee camp and in the area around Khan Younis, it said.
The Israeli military said it had attacked terrorists in a Hamas command centre in the Khan Younis area. It had also hit a fighter who was attacking from the humanitarian zone in Deir al-Balah, it said.
The information from both sides could not initially be independently verified.

Earlier, the Israeli Air Force said on Telegram it had attacked more than 100 “terror targets” in the Gaza Strip throughout the weekend.
Dozens of Hamas terrorists were “eliminated” in the process, in response to attacks by Hamas, it said.
The military also said it had struck several launch pads said to have been used to fire missiles from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.
The information could not be independently verified.
In the run-up to the attacks, numerous measures were taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians, according to the military.
Israel’s military and intelligence services “will continue to operate against the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip in defence of the citizens of Israel,” it said.
Israel has been waging war on Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed and some 250 abducted to Gaza.
Much of the Gaza Strip has since been rendered uninhabitable amid the fighting and more than 45,800 people have been killed according to Palestinian estimates.
Negotiations to secure a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages have been at a stalemate for months.


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A father holds the blanket-wrapped body of his newborn, who reportedly died of hypothermia. Photo: AFP

Buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians in the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. Photo: AP

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Displaced Palestinians clamour to receive meals from the Rafah Charitable Kitchen (Tekia) in Khan Younis, Gaza. The United Nations and international organisations have warned of famine in Gaza. Photo: dpa

Displaced Palestinians crowd to receive meals from the Rafah Charitable Kitchen (Tekia) in Khan Younis, Gaza on December 6. Photo: dpa

Israeli soldiers on a military vehicle near the border between Israel and Syria. On Saturday the Biden administration notified Congress of a US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel. Photo: EPA-EFE

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A fire seen through a window from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. On Friday, Gaza’s health ministry said Israeli troops forcibly removed staff and patients from the hospital. Photo: Reuters

A wounded Palestinian is treated at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

Palestinian Ata al-Hassumi sits with four of his eight children outside his tent at a camp for internally displaced Palestinians on the beachfront in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Friday. Photo: AP

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A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital. Photo: Reuters

Damage at the Al-Wafaa Hospital in central Gaza Strip on December 29. Photo: AFP

Palestinian children, line up to collect drinking water under rain showers inside a camp for displaced people west of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip on December 31. Photo: dpa

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The silhouettes of a military vehicle and a soldier are seen near the Gaza border. Photo: Reuters

Contrails in the sky, formed by a pilot in the shape of a ribbon to represent the plight of the hostages still held in Gaza. Photo: Reuters

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Displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are living in tents with little protection against the elements


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