Two infants die following fire in Gaza displacement tent

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According to Al Jazeera and local sources, two infants, Habiba Mohammed Zanoun (two months old) and Aseel Abu Sohaiban (seven months old), have died from severe burns sustained during a fire in their displacement tent in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was reportedly caused by lighting a fire for cooking due to a severe shortage of cooking gas and basic necessities. The grandmother of the children stated that the fire broke out suddenly while the family was inside the tent, resulting in severe burns to the infants and the mother of one of the children. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) had previously warned about the dangers of using open flames inside unsafe displacement tents. According to reports, more than 800,000 displaced people in Gaza are living in tents that lack basic living standards.