Jerusalem Daily: Baby dies from cold in Gaza

A baby has died from the cold as winter approaches in Gaza, while 53 countries pressure Israel to let aid into the Strip, and Israel releases the body of 17-year-old Waleed Ahmed a year and a half after his death in an Israeli prison. This is Jerusalem Daily bringing you the latest from Palestine and Israel. The father of 9-month-old Kinan was in shock when he discovered his baby had died overnight from hypothermia. The family, living in a tent in Khan Yunis, has struggled to keep warm as winter cold and floods sweep across Gaza. My son died in the flood. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for my son. Because I'm carrying his son. Hundreds of thousands of families are facing the same cold conditions, sheltering in tents with nowhere else to go, while Israel continues to refuse to let aid in. 53 countries and organizations led by the UK, Qatar and Jordan released a joint statement at the UN Security Council urging Israel to lift restrictions. As winter sets in, Far too many people in Gaza are still without adequate shelter and risk exposure to hypothermia, respiratory infections, waterborne diseases and other preventable illnesses. Constraints on the entry of critical shelter items and other life-saving supplies continue to prevent humanitarian organizations from responding at the scale required. A funeral was held for one of the victims of the Israeli attack on Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday morning. The attack killed six people, including a surgeon and a disabled man, and wounded 28 others. As an outsider who's come here, it's emotional to lose someone within this last 12 hours. You've been operating with him, he dies, and he's already been buried. That's just not normal life. Since October 2023, the World Health Organization has documented 1,056 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, resulting in 1,010 deaths and 1,725 injuries. Israeli soldiers and settlers continue their pogroms across the occupied West Bank. The latest victims are a father and his son who recounted how a group of Israeli settlers beat them with sticks in Burqa. More than a year and a half after his death in an Israeli prison, the army released the body of 17-year-old Waleed Ahmed, whose family and friends gathered in Silwad for his funeral. Ahmed collapsed under unclear circumstances while being held in an Israeli prison for six months without charge. He became the first Palestinian detainee under 18 to die in Israeli prison, officials said. As American support for Israel declines, more Democratic lawmakers are pushing for action to tackle violence in the occupied West Bank. We need dramatic change in the West Bank. This is why I strongly support the West Bank Violence Protection Act. We need dramatic change in Gaza. But something to note, Hakeem Jeffries have accepted around $50,000 from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC for the 2025-2026 election cycle, according to OpenSecret. And according to track AIPAC, Hakeem Jeffries has received more than $1.5 million in contributions over his congressional career. Palestinian-American families in the occupied West Bank continue to face Israeli aggression. Video shows Naji Awad holding an American flag as he tries to get back into his home in Tormos Aya, which was taken over by Israeli soldiers 17 days ago to set up a military outpost. Another shows Israeli soldiers throwing fire-smoke grenades at the family. Stay with us on Al Jazeera for all the latest developments.