The lives of rare pair conjoined twins born in a Gaza hospital are in danger if they are given treatment outside of the Strip, a hospital official says on Sunday.
Shifa Hospital Neo-natal Care Director Alam Abu Hamda tells The Times of Israel in a phone call that the twins, conjoined at the abdomen and lower-body, were born on Saturday.
“Their lives are in danger. It’s a complicated case,” he says, adding that their situation requires more investigation.
He said that one of the babies looks “okay,” but the other is “suffering” and had to be placed in chemical ventilation.
“The quicker they are transferred abroad, the better their chances are to be saved,” he says, adding that a request to be treated abroad was given to the Gaza Ministry of Health Sunday morning and they are now waiting for a response.
— Dov Lieber
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