LIFE AMONG DEATH: Baby rescued from mother’s womb in Gaza airstrike – East – World – NOVA News

The story of a newborn baby in the Palestinian Territory has gone around the world. This baby’s life begins amidst death. The death of his entire family, who died in an airstrike in Rafah, the southernmost point of the Gaza strip. Only the baby survives. Saved from the mother’s womb.

“They brought the mother to the hospital, she was dead. We did an emergency c-section to save the baby. He was born weighing 1 kilogram and 400 grams, at 30 weeks, which is a very early stage for premature birth,” explained Dr. Mohamed Salama, chief of the neonatology department in a hospital in Rafah.

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The baby is a girl. His condition is critical, but under the care of doctors he is gradually improving. “She will stay here for 3-4 weeks, then we will discharge her. And where will this child go next? This is exactly the biggest tragedy. He survived, but was born a round orphan,” he added.

His uncle, who is now saying goodbye to his dead relatives, will probably take care of the child. “What is their fault – the whole family was wiped off the face of the earth,” asked Rami al-Sheikh, the newborn baby’s uncle.

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Born in the midst of death, the first hours of the little girl’s life are a lesson in survival. His story went around the world at a time when the Israeli army was considering an offensive in Rafah.
More than half of Gaza’s 2 million and 300,000 residents are now concentrated in the southernmost point of the Strip – seeking refuge from the Israeli offensive that has been going on for more than half a year now. During that time, according to the Palestinian Authority, more than 34,000 people have died. The families of over 130 Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 are still waiting for their loved ones to return home. And the prospects for peace are increasingly distant.

Meanwhile, the first resignation at the top of Israel was submitted today because of the attack by “Hamas” on October 7 last year. The head of military intelligence announced that he was stepping down. In a letter, the general admitted that the office he led had failed to prevent the deadliest attack in Israeli history. As a result, the Jewish State launched a massive campaign in the Gaza Strip.