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Gaza’s fragile survivors: Newborns battle war-linked birth defects

Name: Gaza’s fragile survivors: Newborns battle war-linked birth defects
Uploaded: 2026-04-22T10:51:50Z
Duration: 2 min 48 s
Description: In a neonatal unit in Khan Younis, doctors are reporting an unprecedented surge in newborn babies born with severe congenital anomalies. Health officials say the increase is linked to wartime conditions—widespread hunger, contaminated water, collapsed healthcare services, and the stress of ongoing Israeli bombardment. Neonatal deaths rose by 50% in...

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