United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

At least seven infants have died in Gaza due to cold weather and inadequate shelter, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Sunday.

"Cold weather and lack of shelter are causing the deaths of newborns in Gaza. 7,700 newborns lack lifesaving care. To date, at least seven babies have reportedly died," UNRWA wrote on X.

Gaza's civil defense agency said on Sunday that Israeli strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the territory, more than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war.

The violence came even as Palestinian groups involved in the fighting said a ceasefire deal was "closer than ever".

Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain.

At least 44,875 Palestinians have been killed and 106,454 injured in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, according to a statement today by the enclave’s health ministry.

In the last 24 hours, at least 40 people have died, according to the same statement.

At least 58 killed in IDF shelling on Thursday

Gaza's civil defense agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 58 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks, while the military said it targeted militants planning to hijack the vehicles.

A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the U.N. aid chief said on Nov. 22.

Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry said Monday that Israeli forces were bombarding the last partially functioning hospital in the territory's north, as Israel formally notified the U.N. it is cutting ties with the main aid agency for Palestinians.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the Islamic world that the only way to prevent Israeli expansionism and bring an end to the massacres against Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon is to stand united and leave internal disputes behind.

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, and sent by Türkiye in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

The United States has voiced concern about a "horrifying" Israeli strike in Gaza that killed a large number of children and said it was asking its ally for answers.