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Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza amid Israeli restrictions on aid

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A nine-month-old Palestinian infant named Kinan Ahmed Raqiq died from hypothermia in a tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, following a night of extreme cold. This report highlights the death of the child amidst ongoing Israeli restrictions on winter supplies and severe weather conditions, including recent flooding that has affected 26,000 households. While a coalition of over 50 countries and international organizations has called on Israel to allow immediate entry of critical shelter and fuel supplies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintains that Israel has permitted the entry of 91,000 tents and blames Hamas for the residents' suffering.
Written by AI on 2026-11-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Leaning: leans left for article 149063 (medium confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-11-13

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Al Jazeera
Leans left Hedges 0 of 4 claims Outlet record 60/100
“Article A discusses the flooding of tents and the overall impact of the winter on Gaza, while Article B reports on a specific death of a Palestinian baby from hypothermia, which is a consequence but a different specific event.”
The Guardian
Leans left Hedges 4 of 31 claims Outlet record 65/100
“While both articles discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israeli restrictions and winter conditions, they describe different specific incidents or time periods.”
Al Jazeera
Leans strongly left further left than this Hedges 5 of 57 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different incidents involving separate families and different locations within Gaza, with the first describing flooding in az-Zawayda and the second reporting the death of a baby from hypothermia in Khan Younis.”

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Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza amid Israeli
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AFP Gaza Israel OCHA Palestinian

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Gaza GPE · 12× Israel GPE · 4× AFP ORG · 2× OCHA ORG · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× Ahmed Raqiq PERSON · 1× Civil Defence ORG · 1× Khan Younis GPE · 1× Kinan PERSON · 1× Kinan Ahmed Raqiq PERSON · 1×

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The death comes as the United Kingdom, Qatar and Jordan led a coalition of more than 50 countries and organisations calling on Israel to provide immediate entry of critical items for shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health to Gaza.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
2026-11-13 · Al Jazeera
Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza amid Israeli restrictions on aid · assertive framing

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A Palestinian infant has died from the cold in a tent sheltering his displaced family in southern Gaza, his father and a doctor said, as Israel continues to impose severe restrictions on winter supplies to the war-ravaged territory. asserted
Israel → die → territory
Nine-month-old Kinan Ahmed Raqiq “died from hypothermia” in Khan Younis, in the southern region of the enclave, a doctor who spoke on he condition of anonymity told the AFP news agency on Thursday. asserted
who → die → Thursday
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3How is Gaza coping with another severe winter? - list 2 of asserted
Gaza → cop → winter
3‘Our neighbours are gone’: Gaza survivors recount horrors of deadly floods - list 3 of 3Gaza’s infrastructure collapse leaves residents defenceless against floods asserted
collapse → go → floods
Ahmed Raqiq, the baby’s father, told AFP that Kinan died after cold temperatures hit Gaza overnight. asserted
temperatures → tell → Gaza
“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,” he said. asserted
he → wake → death
I found myself holding my son wrapped in a burial shroud,” he said outside the hospital, dried tears on his face as he held his son wrapped in a white sheet. asserted
he → find → sheet
Gaza’s Civil Defence spokesman, Mahmoud Basal, confirmed the infant’s death after exposure to extreme cold, Palestinian news network Al-Quds reported. asserted
network → confirm → cold
The death comes as the United Kingdom, Qatar and Jordan led a coalition of more than 50 countries and organisations calling on Israel to provide immediate entry of critical items for shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health to Gaza. asserted
Kingdom → come → Gaza
With winter arriving, the group said, “far too many people in Gaza are still without adequate shelter, and risk exposure to hypothermia, respiratory infections, waterborne diseases and other preventable illnesses”. asserted
people → arrive → hypothermia
The statement echoed recent criticism of Israel over its restrictions by the United States-led Board of Peace and United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. asserted
statement → echo → Peace
Responding to the Board of Peace, Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had allowed in supplies including 91,000 tents and that “Hamas alone is responsible for the suffering of the people of Gaza.” asserted
Hamas → respond → Gaza
As well as the cold, Gaza has experienced flooding this week following heavy rains, affecting tens of thousands of people’s tents. asserted
Gaza → experience → tents
Five people, including three children, died the day after the flooding when a sandy embankment eroded and collapsed onto their tents. asserted
embankment → include → tents
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that as of November 8, 26,000 households were affected by storms. asserted
households → say → storms
Around 65 percent of Gaza’s people are still living displaced in tents or other temporary shelter, OCHA said. asserted
OCHA → live → tents
James Elder, spokesman on Gaza for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned that the flooding was just the beginning of the cold season. asserted
flooding → warn → season
“It’s very important to know how bad things are in Gaza. asserted
things → ’ → Gaza
It’s not yet winter,” Elder said. asserted
Elder → ’ → ?
“We’re weeks away from winter, so we are getting unprecedented rain and cold.” asserted
we → ’re → rain
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