US EditionBabies in Gaza City Incubators at Risk as Israeli Assault Intensifies, UNICEF Says
The U.N. calls for urgent evacuation of at least 25 premature infants amid shelling and medical shortages during Israel's intensified ground offensive in Gaza City.
- On September 29, UNICEF urged the urgent transfer of no fewer than 25 sick or premature newborns on life-support in Gaza City as Israeli forces intensified their ground assault.
- The evacuation is driven by Gaza City becoming a combat zone again, with hospitals damaged, overcrowded, and shortage of incubators exacerbated by Israel denying some import requests.
- UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires, who visited Gaza City last month, reported babies sharing incubators and described the challenging hospital conditions, including a premature girl named Narges whose mother was killed.
- Pires explained that although there is nowhere safe to relocate the babies, transferring them may be the most viable option despite the significant dangers posed by infection, temperature fluctuations, and potential shortages of supplies during the process.
- The evacuation could expose infants to severe risks, and uncertainty remains about which facilities can admit them, highlighting the urgent humanitarian challenges amid ongoing hostilities.
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Babies in Gaza City incubators at risk as Israeli assault
GENEVA: The UN children’s charity called on Monday for an immediate evacuation to save at least 25 ill or premature babies in incubators in Gaza City as Israel steps up its ground offensive, shelling a hospital housing around half of them. Palestinian health officials say tanks are surrounding the area near Al-Helo Hospital, where at least 12 babies are in incubators. Medics
Urgent Call for Evacuation: Babies in Peril in Gaza Hospitals
Urgent Call for Evacuation: Babies in Peril in Gaza Hospitals The U.N. children's charity has issued an urgent call for the evacuation of at least 25 ill or premature infants in incubators in Gaza City, as Israel intensifies its ground offensive. Half of these vulnerable newborns are housed in a hospital that was targeted with shelling overnight. Health officials in Gaza report that tanks are encircling the area near Al Helo Hospital, where at l…
Gaza City Hospitals Under Israeli Attacks, Forcing Patients to Flee - Quds News Network
Gaza (QNN)- Two hospitals in Gaza City have been under relentless Israeli attacks since Sunday, with doctors describing ‘horrific scenes’ as the attacks forced many patients to flee despite needing urgent care. Premature babies are also reported to be among those affected. What Is Happening? The military hit Al Helou Hospital, which includes a neonatal unit where 12 premature babies are being cared for, as well as a cancer ward, with two artille…
The Israeli army targeted Al-Hela Hospital in Gaza City with two artillery shells this evening, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) requested immediate withdrawal on this Tuesday (29) from at least 25 babies or premature babies in incubators in Gaza City. The measure seeks to save babies while Israel intensifies the earth's offensive, bombing a hospital that covers about half of them. Palestinian health authorities say tanks are approaching the area near the Al Helo Hospital, where at least 12 babies are incubators. The doctors sai…
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