Al-Rantisi Hospital in Gaza: Infant Haitham Abu Qass Dies from Cold Inside His Tent

Palestinian infant Haitham Abu Qass, just 12 days old, died from exposure to the extreme cold inside his tent in the Gaza Strip.

According to a post on the hospital’s Facebook page, which was reviewed by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) on Monday, the infant arrived at the neonatal intensive care unit of Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital already deceased, the post confirmed that the child had no underlying health conditions but was simply suffering from a lack of warmth, a victim of the harsh cold and a tent that offered no protection to a small life.