rki.news | Sources Anadolu
GAZA, November 13 – A nine-month-old Palestinian baby has died from severe cold in the Gaza Strip, marking the first reported cold-related death during the current winter season, the Health Ministry said Friday.
The ministry identified the infant as Kinan Ahmed Arqiq, who died after suffering a sharp drop in body temperature. He was transferred from Kuwaiti Hospital to Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday, where he arrived dead. A forensic examination confirmed severe hypothermia as the cause.
The ministry said 10 people died from cold exposure in Gaza during the previous winter.
The death comes as hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians face worsening conditions due to heavy rainfall, flooding and a lack of adequate shelter.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), rainfall between November 6 and 8 caused widespread flooding, damaging thousands of tents and temporary shelters.
OCHA estimates that around 1.4 million people, representing 65% of Gaza’s population, are living in tents or temporary shelters.
