GAZA/CAIRO ¨C They¡¯ve never known their parents, and they¡¯ve never known Gaza, born prematurely two years ago and evacuated to Egypt as Israeli forces drew dangerously close to their neonatal care unit.
That changed on Monday, when the 11 children, now toddlers, were reunited with their families in Gaza as part of ?a U.N.-organized mission that brought tears of joy and celebration, as well as a close to one of the war¡¯s ?most painful ?chapters.
The infants were among 29 preterm babies who were evacuated from the neonatal intensive care unit ?at Gaza¡¯s Al Shifa hospital in November 2023, when Israeli forces raided the hospital, claiming?Hamas had used it for military purposes.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.