International Federation of the Red Cross calls on Israel to allow its teams into Gaza as seventh newborn freezes to death
A young girl walks barefoot, carrying empty jerrycans to collect water, after overnight rainfall at the refugee tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, December 31, 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies called on the Israeli government today to allow its teams to enter Gaza following reports of newborn babies freezing to death.
“Recent UN reports of babies dying from hypothermia in Gaza underscore the critical severity of the humanitarian crisis there,” said federation secretary-general Jagan Chapagain.
“I urgently reiterate my call to grant safe and unhindered access to humanitarians to let them provide lifesaving assistance.
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