Gaza babies ‘suffering from severe cold’ as Israel keeps blocking aid

Doctors Without Borders says Israel continues to block deliveries of tents and temporary housing to war-ravaged enclave.

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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are experiencing respiratory infections, skin diseases, and other health problems, a humanitarian group warned, as Israel maintains strict curbs on crucial shelter supplies despite freezing winter temperatures.

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said on Wednesday that babies are “suffering from severe cold” as displaced Palestinian families live in makeshift shelters across the bombarded enclave.

Gaza babies ‘suffering from severe cold’ as Israel keeps blocking aid

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