Israel's Blockade Kills 3-Month-Old in Gaza

A 3-month-old Palestinian girl, Shaza Abu Jarad, froze to death after her family, displaced when their home was destroyed in the war, found her lifeless in a makeshift tent in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood.

“ISTANBUL Russia has received a draft charter from the US for a proposed Board of Peace on Gaza, and the creation of a Palestinian state remains relevant in the context of this initiative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday”

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Doctors at Al-Ahly hospital pronounced her dead and Gaza’s Health Ministry confirmed the cause as hypothermia.

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The LA Times reports the family lives in the tent amid cold, wet winter conditions, with nighttime temperatures able to fall below 50°F.

Gaza’s health ministry says this was the ninth child fatality from severe cold this winter.

Independent monitors cited by the Toronto Star count more than 100 children who have died in Gaza since the October ceasefire and specifically record other infants dying of hypothermia.

These reports underscore how displacement, destroyed homes and shortages are producing lethal conditions for babies and children.

Humanitarian conditions in Gaza — interrupted electricity, shortages of blankets, warm clothing and scarce generator fuel — are cited by multiple sources as proximate causes that make hypothermia lethal for displaced infants and children.

The Toronto Star reports residents have had no central electricity since early in the 2023 war and face scarce generator fuel, while the LA Times describes families sleeping in makeshift tents amid cold, wet winter conditions.

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International monitors and aid organizations warn that recent cold and rain are ultimately a threat to survival, and local health authorities attribute multiple child deaths this winter to severe cold.

Political maneuvering tied to the Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction plans complicates relief and accountability.

“President Donald Trump has confirmed he invited Vladimir Putin to join a US-proposed Gaza "Board of Peace"”

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Multiple outlets report former President Trump's proposed 20-point ceasefire plan includes a 'Board of Peace' to oversee Gaza reconstruction and security.

ABC notes critics warn it risks operating outside international law, and that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the plan for being announced without Israeli input.

CNA and LiveNOW from FOX document a wide and uneven diplomatic response, with dozens of invitations circulated, France saying it will not join at this stage, and some countries signalling willingness to participate.

Critics also warn the board's charter could undermine the UN's role and legal remit in Gaza reconstruction.

Coverage differs sharply on tone and who is named responsible.

Some sources foreground civilian suffering and the conditions that led to infant deaths.

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Other outlets concentrate on political theatre around reconstruction and which leaders would sit on a post-war board.

The Jerusalem Post reports and quotes an anti‑Israel heckler who called Gaza a 'genocide' and records a response, showing how the term 'genocide' appears in public debate.

The Los Angeles Times and Toronto Star focus on lethal humanitarian consequences for children and detail demolitions and the lack of basics that made hypothermia fatal.

CNA and ABC raise the risk that external governance plans could bypass the UN and complicate accountability for the humanitarian catastrophe.