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A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AP
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Premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital receive care at the Emirates Hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A Palestinian medic cares for premature babies amid the continued bombardment of Gaza from Israel. AFP
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Palestinian medics care for premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital. AFP
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A top health official in the Gaza Strip said all 31 premature babies at Al Shifa Hospital had been evacuated on November 19. AFP
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The World Health Organisation described Al Shifa Hospital as a "death zone". AFP
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A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AP
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Premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital receive care at the Emirates Hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A Palestinian medic cares for premature babies amid the continued bombardment of Gaza from Israel. AFP
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Palestinian medics care for premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital. AFP
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A top health official in the Gaza Strip said all 31 premature babies at Al Shifa Hospital had been evacuated on November 19. AFP
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The World Health Organisation described Al Shifa Hospital as a "death zone". AFP
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A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AP
Gaza's premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa hospital 'death zone'
Amid power cuts at the hospital, 31 infants left Al Shifa after four babies died
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