Bitter Cold Claims Life of Infant in Gaza Displacement Camp - Sarmad
Infant dies from cold in a Gaza displacement camp amid fears of winter.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
A nine-month-old infant died from exposure to cold in a tent housing his displaced family in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Thursday, amid growing concerns as winter approaches. Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal stated that the child died after being exposed to “bitter cold.”
A Palestinian doctor, who examined the infant’s body and requested anonymity, said the baby “died from hypothermia.”
Heavy rains last week swept away tens of thousands of displaced families’ tents across the Strip, and five people, including three children, were killed when a sand dune collapsed onto their tents.
Since then, hundreds of displaced families have been seen fleeing rain-flooded camps in parts of Gaza City, central Gaza, and northern Gaza.
James Elder, spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said in Geneva on Tuesday that “winter will arrive in a few weeks, and we are already witnessing unprecedented rain and cold.”
In a statement on Monday, the organization warned that “families, exhausted by the war and ongoing crisis, are preparing to face a fourth winter under conditions of extreme vulnerability.”
For its part, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 26,000 households had been affected by floods as of November 8, noting that approximately 65 percent of Gaza’s population still lives in tents or other temporary shelters.
Israel continues to carry out military operations in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025, following two years of war.
