A nine-month-old Palestinian baby has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip amid falling temperatures and the storms of recent days, which have caused significant material damage and left several dead in the Palestinian enclave, which is mired in a severe humanitarian crisis following Israel's offensive in response to the attacks of October 7, 2023.
The deceased, identified as Kinan Ahmed Raqiq, died in the tent in which his family lives in Khan Yunis (south), according to medical and local sources cited by the news portal Quds Press and the newspaper Filastin.
The baby's father, Ahmed Raqiq, explained that the tent has no means of protection or heating to cope with the drop in temperatures, and lamented that it also fails to keep out the strong winds and water leaks, which drastically worsens the quality of life inside them.
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For its part, the Gaza Ministry of Health stated that Raqiq has thus become "the first death from cold recorded" ahead of the start of winter. "The child arrived yesterday lifeless at the Naser Medical Complex, transferred from the Kuwaiti Hospital," it said.
"Forensic medicine confirmed that the cause of death was severe hypothermia," the ministry noted in a statement published on social media, in which it recalled that during the winter of 2025, 10 deaths from cold were confirmed…
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WorldFalling temperatures and storms in recent days have caused significant material damage and left several dead in the Palestinian enclave, which is mired in a severe humanitarian crisis following the offensive launched by Israel in 2023. Children in a tent camp sheltering displaced people, in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2024. Hatem Khaled CommentsA nine-month-old Palestinian baby has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip amid falling temperatures and storms in recent days, which have caused significant material damage and left several dead in the Palestinian enclave, mired in a severe humanitarian crisis following Israel's offensive in response to the October 7, 2023 attacks. The deceased, identified as Kinan Ahmed Raqiq, died in the tent where his family lives in Khan Younis (south), according to medical and local sources cited by the Quds Press news portal and the Filastin newspaper. The baby's father, Ahmed Raqiq, explained that the tent lacks protective measures or heating to cope with the drop in temperatures, and lamented that it also fails to keep out strong winds and water leaks, which drastically worsens the quality of life inside them. Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry stated that Raqiq has thus become "the first death from cold recorded" ahead of the start of winter. "The child arrived lifeless yesterday at the Nasser Medical Complex, transferred from the Kuwaiti Hospital," the ministry said. "Forensic medicine confirmed that the cause of death was severe hypothermia," the ministry noted in a statement published on social media, in which it recalled that during the winter of 2025, 10 deaths from cold were confirmed in the coastal enclave. The Gaza Strip is mired in a deep humanitarian crisis as a result of the offensive launched by Israel, amid complaints from non-governmental organizations about Israeli restrictions on the entry of goods and aid into Gaza and the deteriorating situation ahead of the arrival of winter. More about:Gaza StripIsraelwintersstormsKinan Ahmed RaqiqKhan YounisWorld