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Global News Podcast

Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Six babies in Gaza have died from the cold weather within a two week period according to local health officials.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:05.0

I'm Valerie Sanderson, and 1400 hours GMT on Tuesday the 31st of December,

0:10.8

these are our main stories.

0:12.8

The health authorities in Gaza say six newborn babies have died within two weeks

0:17.9

as temperatures drop in refugee camps.

0:21.3

Touch with your hand. He's frozen. Frozen.

0:25.1

All eight of us, we don't have four blankets.

0:30.3

What can I do? I see my children dying in front of me.

0:34.7

Also in Gaza, a new report from the UN says Israeli attacks on hospitals raise concerns about war crimes.

0:42.6

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0:48.9

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0:57.4

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0:59.0

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1:04.1

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1:13.9

We start this podcast in the Middle East, where six babies in Gaza have died from the cold

1:19.8

weather within a two-week period, according to local health officials. With hundreds of

1:24.8

thousands of displaced Palestinians living in tents and temperatures expected

1:28.7

to drop further in the coming days, the UN Children's Agency UNICEF has warned that more children's lives are at risk.

1:36.1

The BBC has worked with two freelance cameramen in Gaza who met families who've lost loved ones.

1:41.8

Our correspondent Emei N, compared this report from Jerusalem.

1:48.5

Mahmoud Fasih is walking through the courtyard of a hospital in Gaza's Chann Yunus.

1:53.9

He's cradling a small bundle with both of his arms,

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