Death of a Palestinian infant frozen due to severe cold in Gaza

A nine-month-old Palestinian infant died from severe cold inside his family’s displacement tent in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Media Center reported on Thursday that the infant passed away in his family’s tent in Khan Younis due to the biting cold, a scene that underscores the dire living conditions facing children, especially infants, in displacement camps. According to the center, the death of the infant, Kanaan, brings renewed attention to the toll of cold-related fatalities in the Gaza Strip during recent winter seasons. In February of last year, the Health Ministry announced the deaths of seven children due to the severe cold. Additionally, the Ministry of Social Development, citing documentation by the World Health Organization, reported at least 19 deaths due to hypothermia over the past two winter seasons.