Newborn and Toddler Among 27 Killed in Recent Israeli Airstrike in Gaza
The ongoing conflict has displaced over 80% of Gaza's population and left most hospitals out of service.
- A newborn baby girl named Princess Aisha and her 2-year-old brother, Ahmed, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that destroyed their family home in Rafah, Gaza.
- The Zoarab family, of which Aisha and Ahmed were members, lost at least 13 relatives in the strike, including a journalist named Adel.
- The ongoing conflict, triggered by Hamas militants breaking into southern Israel, has resulted in nearly 20,000 Palestinian deaths, the majority from Israeli airstrikes.
- Israel's onslaught has displaced more than 80% of Gaza's population, approximately 1.9 million people, with many seeking shelter in U.N. schools, hospitals, and tent camps.
- Amid the devastation, 28 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are reported as out of service, with the remaining eight only partially operational.