Premature Babies Evacuated from Gaza Return as Toddlers

Middle Eastern outlets focus on the emotional trauma of parents who thought their babies had died and only later learned they were alive abroad. Reports stress that the children are coming back to a devastated Gaza, where many relatives were killed, homes destroyed, and basic services like clean water and electricity remain unreliable. Coverage often links the story to wider criticism of Israel’s conduct during the war and the long-term suffering of Palestinian civilians.

• •Some parents in Gaza were initially told their premature babies had died during the siege on al-Shifa Hospital and only discovered their survival months later.
• •Families returning with the toddlers are in some cases moving into tents, temporary shelters, or crowded relatives’ homes because their own houses were destroyed.
• •Relatives describe the reunions as bittersweet because many extended family members were killed or displaced during the 2023–24 war.
• •Commentators in the region present the babies’ evacuation as a direct result of Israeli attacks that cut power and supplies to Gaza’s main hospitals.
• •Local coverage links the children’s story to broader calls for accountability over damage to Gaza’s health system and civilian infrastructure.