Newborn baby in Gaza survives Israeli attack, loses entire family

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A newborn baby was the only survivor of an Israeli airstrike that killed her entire family in the northern Gaza Strip this month.

Asma Ajour is one of 17,000 Palestinian children orphaned by Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed nearly 39,000 people since October 7, 2023.

“Asma was pulled out of debris after staying for over 12 hours in her mother’s arms,” her grandmother Um Ramzi Quweidar disclosed.

The Palestinian baby is now hospitalized at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia city in northern Gaza.

Um Ramzi said the family was forced to leave their home in Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City following Israeli evacuation orders.

“When the family arrived at a house west of Gaza City, they were surprised when Israeli warplanes shelled the city’s western areas and launched a surprise military operation in Tel al-Hawa and al-Sina’a neighborhoods,” she recalled.

The family appealed for help after Israeli forces besieged the building where they lived.

“An Israeli drone fired a missile at the family’s apartment, killing Asma’s father, mother and two siblings,” the grandmother said.

“Israel has orphaned an entire generation and taken away all their life chances for many years to come.”