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- Gaza’s war has produced an epidemic of severe child injuries and birth defects that overwhelms the health system.
- Over 4,000 children need urgent evacuation, yet only 154 have left since the Rafah crossing reopened in February.
- The ministry recorded 322 congenital defects in 2025—double pre-war levels—and estimates about 1,000 children have amputations or severe scarring.
- More than 470 children have died while waiting for evacuation abroad.
