Seventh Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza shelter

Yahya Al-Batran, the father of infant Jumaa Al-Batran, who died of hypothermia. Reuters

A seventh Palestinian baby has frozen to death as more than a million displaced Gazans struggle to survive in freezing winter conditions, with more thunderstorms forecast to batter the besieged territory.

Most families in Gaza, displaced multiple times over the past year by the Israeli assault on the territory, are living in makeshift shelters that provide little protection against the cold, with humanitarian aid failing to meet even the most basic needs.