26 hours ago · Israel
Gaza records more birth defects in nine months than in all of 2022, Wafa reports
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 15:41 UTC. The headline in use is “Gaza records more birth defects in nine months than in all of 2022, Wafa reports”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The number of birth defects recorded among newborns in Gaza during the first nine months of 2026 has exceeded the total reported for the whole of 2022, the year before Israel’s war on the territory began, the Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.
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Gaza records more birth defects in nine months than in all of 2022, Wafa reports
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