Two infant girls killed in tent blaze in southern Gaza
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8 hours ago|- Severe restrictions on the entry of fuel and cooking gas continue to compel displaced families to rely on open fires and hazardous materials for basic cooking and heating
- Dense clustering of makeshift fabric and nylon shelters, built without firebreaks or basic safety infrastructure, significantly compounds the risk of rapid fire spread
Two Palestinian infants, four-month-old Habiba Zannoun and seven-month-old Aysel Abu Suhaiban, have died after a fire tore through a displacement tent in the coastal Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Reporting on the incident, Palestinian journalist Hani Alshaer stated that displaced Palestinians are taking refuge in tightly clustered tents that lack the most basic elements of safety and protection.
He noted that ongoing 'Israeli' restrictions on the entry of fuel and cooking gas have forced families to resort to primitive and dangerous methods to ignite fires for cooking and heating under severe living conditions.
