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UNICEF Warns of Crisis for Mothers and Newborns in Gaza

10/3/2025

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Story summary
  • UNICEF reports dire conditions for mothers and newborns at Gaza's Nasser hospital amid fleeing patients.
  • UNICEF spokesperson James Elder describes hospital corridors filled with new mothers and newborns.
  • WHO warns the health system is near collapse; only 14 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are partially functional.
  • Israel says no aid limits; Hamas accuses theft, which Hamas denies.