Despite more than three months since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli regime continues to violate the agreement repeatedly through ongoing attacks and killings, while maintaining a heavy blockade on Gaza.

Displaced families across the strip endure severe cold weather and storms without proper shelter.

Gaza health sources announced the death of another infant from cold, bringing the number of newborns who have died from cold this winter in Gaza to 11.

Dr. Miade Jundie, head of the neonatology department at Al-Rantisi Specialized Children's Hospital, stated that a 12-day-old infant named Haitham Abu Qas lost his life due to severe cold weather and a sharp drop in body temperature inside the tent where his family was staying.

The lifeless body was brought to the hospital.

She further warned about the dire living conditions of Palestinian displaced persons amid extreme cold weather.

No heating facilities exist in these dilapidated tents, making the situation a direct threat to the lives of the displaced, especially newborns and children.

This Gaza health official emphasized that infants cannot withstand cold due to insufficient fat tissue, very low energy reserves, and high levels of heat loss in their bodies.

Infants' body temperatures, especially at night, drop to 31 to 33 degrees Celsius.

This leads to disruptions in blood circulation, formation of small clots, irregular heartbeat, and ultimately sudden cardiac arrest.

The head of the neonatology department at Al-Rantisi Hospital further stated: Most of the infants who recently lost their lives due to cold suffered severe drops in body temperature despite families' efforts to keep them warm with clothes and blankets.

Living in tents lacking insulation against wind and humidity is a key factor contributing to the humanitarian catastrophe and deaths from cold.

Shifting to international perspectives, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a new report warning about the ongoing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

It stated that due to widespread destruction of residential areas and severe shortages of basic necessities, more than one million people in Gaza require immediate support to access shelter.

This UN body stressed the need for sustainable solutions to meet the needs of Gaza's people, including the entry of equipment for repairing damaged homes, constructing public heating facilities, and equipment for debris collection.

Although a temporary and superficial ceasefire is in place in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the region deepens day by day.

Thousands of families still live in nylon tents and the ruins of their homes.

The shortage of suitable shelters, absence of blankets, heating devices, and delays in delivering humanitarian aid have made conditions extremely dangerous for the people, especially children and newborns.

Health experts have warned that the continuation of severe cold, combined with malnutrition and the spread of diseases, could increase the number of victims in the coming weeks.

International relief organizations have expressed concern about the critical situation of children in Gaza and called for the immediate facilitation of the entry of humanitarian aid, fuel, and relief equipment into the region.

According to one local aid worker, “In Gaza, bombs are no longer the only cause of death; cold, hunger, and diseases are slowly taking the lives of children.”