Winter cold and rains as well as malnutrition are still killing people in Gaza, despite the ceasefire being in its fourth month.
Ten children in Gaza have died from hypothermia since the beginning of the winter, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday. A three-month old baby died from severe cold at Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
When temperatures fall, “the most affected group is children,” Dr. Ahmad Al Faraa, head of the pediatrics department at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, told CNN earlier this month.
“Their fat tissue is limited, the surface area responsible for heat loss is larger, and their energy reserves are low. The…