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- Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers’ health.
- Noor Salem, 30, stands beside an incubator at a neonatal intensive care unit in central Gaza, where her baby, Yazan Al-Khalidi, lies attached to tubes and monitors.
- She watches his tiny body behind a sheet of quartz glass, tracking his meagre breathing and the slightest movement he makes.
- Yazan was born eight months into Noor’s pregnancy, his body appearing bluish in the first moments of life.
- This required immediate transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, after it became apparent that Yazan was born with breathing issues.
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Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza.
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