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Gaza Premature Babies at Risk as Formula Supplies Run Out

U.S. aid delivered two weeks of formula to Gaza’s main neonatal unit under a blockade that remains in force

A prematurely born baby lies in an incubator at the neonatal intensive care unit of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
Seham Fawzy Khodeir watches her son, Hisham, who is just days old and was born prematurely, lying in an incubator at the neonatal intensive care unit of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
A nurse feeds a prematurely born baby lying in an incubator at the neonatal intensive care unit of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
A mother watches as her prematurely born baby is examined at the neonatal intensive care unit of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)

Overview

  • Gaza Health Ministry warns that 580 premature infants are facing starvation as medical-grade formula supplies collapse across the Strip.
  • U.S. aid group Rahma Worldwide delivered 20 boxes of formula this weekend but that supply will sustain only ten incubated babies for up to two weeks and leaves Nasser Hospital with just 48 hours of reserves.
  • Israel’s blockade continues to restrict vital medical supplies and food even after approving more than 1,000 tons of baby food since mid-May.
  • Seventeen of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are operating at reduced capacity with fuel rationing prompting power cuts and fueling a daily surge of over 110 malnutrition cases among children.
  • Palestinian witnesses and health officials report that Israeli forces have fired warning shots at crowds lining up at aid distribution sites.