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Two infants die of extreme cold in Gaza

Sunday 8-January-2017

Palestinian local and security sources revealed that the severe cold weather has caused the loss of two infants in Deir al-Balah and Juhr al-Dik towns of Gaza on Sunday.

The PIC reporter revealed that the only 12-day-old infant Mohammad Ahmad al-Swarka entered Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in a very bad condition and was admitted to the nursery before he was declared dead on Sunday.

Earlier in the morning the Palestinian infant Abdulqader Abu Holy 8 months arrived in another branch of the same hospital in Deir al-Balah. Later on he was announced dead.

Medical sources in the hospital said that the children will be checked by the coroner in order to find out the details of and the real reason behind their death.

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