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Nine-month-old baby dies from hypothermia in Gaza tent
Nine-month-old Kinan Ahmed Raqiq died from hypothermia in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
His family had been living in a tent, and his father said he found the baby cold and rushed him to hospital.
Many displaced people in Gaza live in tents or temporary shelters after homes and infrastructure were destroyed during two years of war.
Heavy rain has flooded tens of thousands of tents, and five people, including three children, were killed when a sand bank collapsed onto tents.
About 65 per cent of Gaza’s population is in temporary shelter, according to the UN humanitarian office.
The World Health Organization says respiratory infections are already 33,000 cases higher than at the same time last year, and expects them to rise as cold and overcrowded conditions worsen.
More than 50 countries and organisations have called for critical aid to enter Gaza, including shelter, fuel, water and health supplies.
The group urged Israel to allow aid through available crossings and routes, as winter approaches.
A nine-month-old Palestinian baby died of severe hypothermia in a tent sheltering his displaced family in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
The baby, identified as Kinan, was taken to Nasser Medical Complex after being found unresponsive, and a forensic examination confirmed hypothermia as the cause of death.
His death comes as cold weather and heavy rain expose displaced people in Gaza to dangerous conditions in tents and other temporary shelters.
The UN says about 65 per cent of Gaza’s population is living in tents or temporary shelters.
Britain, Qatar and Jordan led a group of more than 50 countries and organisations calling for critical humanitarian supplies to enter Gaza.
- Who
- Nine-month-old Kinan, whose surname is spelled Arqiq by The National and Raqiq by Al Jazeera and Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- What
- He died of severe hypothermia after exposure to cold in a family tent.
- When
- He died overnight before the reports published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
- Why
- The sources say he was exposed to cold in a tent without adequate protection or heating.
Aid coalition
Israeli government
Aid access
Aid coalition
The coalition called for immediate entry of shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health supplies, and for aid to enter through available routes.
Israeli government
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had allowed in supplies, including 91,000 tents.
Responsibility for suffering
Aid coalition
The coalition said inadequate shelter and restricted access to critical supplies put people at risk of preventable illnesses.
Israeli government
Netanyahu said Hamas alone was responsible for the suffering of Gaza’s people.
Five people, including three children, were killed when a sandy embankment collapsed onto tents after heavy rain.
Kinan died of hypothermia in a family tent in Khan Younis, according to reports published that day.
Britain, Qatar and Jordan led a group of more than 50 countries and organisations calling for critical supplies to enter Gaza.
- Age
- Nine months
- Cause of death
- Severe hypothermia
- Location
- Khan Younis, southern Gaza
- People in tents or temporary shelters
- About 65 per cent of Gaza’s population
- Storm-affected households
- 26,000 households as of November 8, according to OCHA
5 sources
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What people are saying
I woke up only to see his skin had turned blue so I rushed him to Nasser Hospital, but he had already died from hypothermia and frozen to death
Hamas alone is responsible for the suffering of the people of Gaza.
It is shocking that just a few days of rain really showed us what the coming months will bring. And winter has not even fully set in. The worst really is yet to come.
We’re weeks away from winter, so we are getting unprecedented rain and cold.