Gaza mothers reunite with babies amid evacuation

(21 Nov 2023)
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Rafah, Gaza Strip - 20 November 2023
1. Various of premature babies inside hospital
HEADLINE: Gaza mothers reunite with babies amid evacuation
2. Various of medical staff and people standing next to incubators
ANNOTATION: Several mothers in Gaza have been allowed to briefly see their premature babies in hospital before they're transferred for special medical care in Egypt.
ANNOTATION: Thirty-one newborns in an “extremely critical condition” had been evacuated to Rafah in southern Gaza from Shifa hospital.

3. Various of babies in incubators
4. Nour al-Banna, mother of twins from Deir al-Balah looking at her babies
ANNOTATION: It’s a quick reunion for the mothers and their newborns before they’re taken to Egypt.

5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nour al-Banna, mother of twins:
"Today, I saw them for the first time since the day I gave birth to them.”
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ayat Al Daaour, mother from Gaza City:
"It was a difficult feeling because I did not expect to see them again. It was a difficult feeling, I felt fear coupled with joy. When I saw them, I cried because I had not seen them for a while. I missed them very much and wanted to hold them in my arms."
5. Various of staff preparing for transfer of premature babies to ambulance, babies being transferred into ambulance
ANNOTATION: The evacuation happened after Israeli forces stormed Shifa hospital's compound, claiming Hamas hid command centers and bunkers underneath.
ANNOTATION: Hamas and hospital staff have denied the allegations of a command post under Shifa.
6. Various of ambulances leaving
ANNOTATION: The plight of the babies, along with the Israeli claims against Shifa hospital, have become potent symbols in the war between Israel and Hamas.
STORYLINE:
Several mothers in Gaza were allowed on Monday to briefly see their premature babies in hospital before they're transferred for special medical care in Egypt.

Thirty-one newborns in an “extremely critical condition” had been evacuated to Rafah in southern Gaza from Shifa hospital.

It’s a quick reunion for the mothers and their newborns before they’re taken to Egypt.

The evacuation happened after Israeli forces stormed Shifa hospital's compound, claiming Hamas hid command centers and bunkers underneath.

Hamas and hospital staff have denied the allegations of a command post under Shifa.

The plight of the babies, along with the Israeli claims against Shifa hospital, have become potent symbols in the war between Israel and Hamas.

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