Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’, says UNICEF

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1. GENEVA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in the south of the enclave is overwhelmed with patients fleeing the north and medical resources running out, UNICEF said on Friday.

   “The situation for mothers and newborns in Gaza has never been worse. In Nasser hospital, we’re seeing hospital corridors lined with women who’ve just given birth,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Gaza…

   …”Every corridor you see mattresses and patients on the floor. There’s a huge increase,” Peeperkorn said, adding that a large number of patients are coming from the north.

   Only 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remained partly functional, according to the WHO.

   Elder described new mothers and their newborn children lying on the floor in Nasser hospital, and also reported seeing three premature babies sharing a single oxygen source.

   “They shared 20 minutes each. The other two children cry while the third child gets that oxygen for 20 minutes,” Elder said.

   The WHO says there is a vast shortage of medical supplies.

   “We see fast declining shortages of essential items such as dressing kits, gauzes…but also everything relates to blood supplies and transfusion kits,” Peeperkorn said, reporting ongoing problems getting the supplies in

2. Somehow israel is not blocking aid, but mysteriously things keep getting worse for the gazans.

   We have been seeing the same pattern after the IDF took control of aid distribution, set up a system where you can technically get aid, but make it some dangerous to go their that thousands die going to aid stations. Or like in article, set the area where the hospital in as practically being a military zone. But remember this is not a deliberate killing aid seekers, just “accidental” murder of aid seekers.

3. Meanwhile, the Nazis killed another doctor, and many civilians.

   >At least 52 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Thursday, among them a Doctors Without Borders employee. The charity said Omar al-Hayek was killed while waiting with colleagues to reach an MSF field hospital, despite wearing clearly marked vests.

   [Source](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/10/02/israeli-strikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-including-doctors-without-borders-staffer_6746031_4.html)

4. Just a few weeks/months ago they were talking about famine, 14,000 dead babies in 48 hours, etc. Now they’re saying it’s currently worse than that?

   The math isn’t mathing.

5. I saw a video today of a Palestinian doctor treating a toddler with a head wound on the filthy floor of a hospital. Poor baby was still breathing and if she was in a hospital in Israel she could have been saved but in Gaza just a few Km away there is no medical equipment to treat her and she will die.

   That shit broke my heart omg.

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