2023–2024 Gaza Strip preterm births
| 2023–2024 Gaza Strip preterm births | |||||||
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| Part of the Gaza war, the Gaza humanitarian crisis, and the Gaza genocide | |||||||
Premature babies at Al-Shifa | |||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 31+ dead | |||||||
The Gaza Strip faced a premature baby crisis during the Gaza war. The situation escalated when the Israeli Defense Forces raided Al-Shifa Hospital, Al-Nasr Children's Hospital, and Kamal Adwan Hospital. Reports of premature babies in intensive care having to be evacuated from Al-Shifa, as well as the destruction of embryos destined for implantation added to concerns about the rising number of preterm births in the Gaza Strip.