Evacuated in an incubator, now back in Gaza getting to know mama

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Evacuated in an incubator, now back in Gaza getting to know mama

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Bissan was born prematurely after an Israeli airstrike struck her family’s home in Beit Lahiya during the Gaza war, killing her sister and seriously injuring her pregnant mother. After being evacuated and cared for in an incubator, she has returned to Gaza and is getting to know her mother.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Bissan was born because of an airstrike. Two weeks into the war in Gaza in October 2023, an Israeli attack ripped through her family's home in Beit Lahiya near the Israeli border, killing a sister she never got to meet. The blast seriously injured her pregnant mother, who was forced to deliver Bissan six weeks early to save both their lives.

World Conflict Health Gaza war airstrike premature birth civilian casualties evacuation Beit Lahiya

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