Gaza doctors report increase in babies stillborn or dying shortly after birth. Staff at a medical center in Rafah say they no longer see "normal-sized babies" It is due, they say, to "malnutrition, dehydration and stress" of pregnant women.

At least 27, including children, have died from severe malnutrition in the area, Palestinian health officials say.. Israel faces growing pressure from the international community to speed up aid to Gaza. According to UNFPA, some 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza struggle to survive.