Death threatens infants and premature infants in the Gaza Strip

The food crisis in Gaza is limited to the lack of hot meals or flour, but rather extends to a substance on which the life of a class depends, which is one of the most fragile groups: infants who rely on special types of therapeutic or specific medical conditions. The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip recorded more than 4,000 premature births in the first half of 2025, while in June of the same year it warned that 580 premature infants are at risk of death, as a result of the surfing of curative milk. sector hospitals. In the children’s departments of the Patient’s Friends Hospital in Gaza City, Dr. Samah Harraa warns of the escalating risks faced by sick and premature babies. And she said in comments carried by the “Euronews Arabia” website, that the deprivation of malnourished infants of private milk “poses a direct danger to their lives,” explaining that this type provides proteins, vitamins and energy sources for growth and immunity. The doctor adds that its interruption leads to aggravation of malnutrition and weak immunity in infants, “and the deterioration in some cases may reach death.” She pointed out that many families resort to inappropriate alternatives, such as diluted milk or types that are not compatible with the child’s age or health condition, which contradicts the World Health Organization’s protocols and opens the door to additional complications.