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According to a British doctor who recently returned from Gaza, a patient, 21 years old and six months pregnant, lost her baby after being injured in a bomb explosion in her tent.

In an interview with Sky News presenter Matt Barbet, Nada Al Hadithy described the tragic incident: the woman’s husband was killed, she lost her eye, suffered an open fracture, and both her legs were severely injured from the explosion.

“The woman is terribly malnourished, lacking vitamins and food. Unfortunately, her baby stopped moving one day,” Nada Al Hadithy stated.

Following Donald Trump‘s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, visited a food distribution site in Gaza.

Despite efforts by an Israeli-backed American contractor to provide food to the region, violence and controversy have marred these attempts, resulting in hundreds of deaths from Israeli fire while people were heading to these aid sites between May and the present, as reported by witnesses, health officials, and the UN human rights office.

Israel‘s military claims they only fired warning shots at those approaching their forces, while GHF asserts its armed contractors have only fired warning shots to prevent dangerous overcrowding.

Ms Al Hadithy described the situation in Gaza as “absolutely desperate,” noting the devastating daily loss of a classroom full of children. She observed a significant increase in starvation and emaciation among her patients during her three weeks in Gaza, alongside an intensification of the bombings. “Catastrophic” is the term she used to describe the reality of mass casualties resulting from strikes on tents located in supposedly “green zones.”

One of her colleagues, described as patient, joyful, and hardworking, was killed by a quadcopter drone along with his three children, who were approached upon returning home, according to witness accounts from fellow medical workers.

During her stay, Ms Al Hadithy encountered “emaciated children,” highlighting the dire conditions: two million people without access to water, sanitation, food, or medical supplies, within an area the size of Exeter, which had a population of 130,000 in the 2021 census.

Gazan health workers themselves are also starving, said Ms Al Hadithy, praising their commitment and dignity.

We have also covered the pattern of attacks targeting families in Gaza and explained the implications of recognizing a Palestinian state in further articles.

Mr. Witkoff posted on X that he had spent more than five hours inside Gaza to understand the humanitarian situation and to devise a strategy for delivering food and medical aid to the people of Gaza. He did not request any meetings with UN officials in Gaza during the visit, according to UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq.

The conflict began when Hamas-led militants killed approximately 1,200 individuals, mostly civilians, during an assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and abducted 251 others. Of those, about 50 are still being held, with 20 believed to be alive, subsequent to the release of the rest during ceasefires or other agreements.

Israel’s counter-offensive has resulted in over 60,000 Palestinian fatalities, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has been approached for comment.