{"id":16961,"date":"2025-05-05T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16961"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:50:26","slug":"gaza-baby-born-without-brain-sparks-fears-of-radiation-linked-birth-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/05\/gaza-baby-born-without-brain-sparks-fears-of-radiation-linked-birth-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Baby Born Without Brain Sparks Fears of Radiation-Linked Birth Defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>Watan<\/em><\/strong>&#8211;<\/span>Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, described Malak\u2019s case as one of the most severe congenital deformities recently recorded\u2014and warned that such cases are on the rise. He blamed the ongoing bombardment for these alarming changes in fetal health, stating that radiation from smart bombs and explosive missiles, including internationally banned ones, may directly affect fetal development inside the womb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"2148\">This isn\u2019t the first time health officials have warned of a noticeable increase in birth deformities in Gaza since the war began. But the birth of Malak without a brain has turned these warnings into a global emergency alarm.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2201\">Mysterious Weapons, Catastrophic Consequences<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2571\">Experts in Gaza, including gynecologists, have confirmed that toxic gases and heavy metals released from missiles and shells falling on residential neighborhoods may be the direct cause. Previous studies conducted in Iraq following the U.S. invasion showed that such materials led to devastating brain and physical deformities\u2014the same outcomes now reappearing in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2791\">Al-Bursh warned that similar cases may multiply if the bombardment continues unchecked, especially in the absence of international accountability or even monitoring of the types of weapons Israel is using in the strip.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34\u0644\u064a\u0633\u062a \u062d\u0631\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0640&amp;\u0640\u0642\u0640 \u0640\u0627\u0648*\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u0642\u0637\u060c \u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u062f\u0641 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0626\u0635\u0627\u0644 \u0634\u0623\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0640*\u0640\u0637\u064a\u0646\u0640&amp;\u0640\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0623\u064a \u062b\u0645\u0646.. \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0640&amp;\u0640\u0644\u0627*\u0644 \u064a\u0645\u062a\u062f \u0633\u064f\u0645\u0651\u0647 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062d\u0627\u0645!!<\/p>\n<p>\u062a\u0634\u0648\u0647\u0627\u062a \u062e\u064e\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0640 \u0640\u0631\u0639\u0628\u0629\u060c \u0623\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u062f\u0645\u0627\u063a\u060c \u0648\u062a\u062d\u0630\u064a\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0637\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0646\u0640*\u0640\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u062a\u062d\u0645\u0644 \u063a\u0627\u0632\u0627\u062a \u0633\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u062a\u064f\u0647\u0627\u062c\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u0637\u0646 \u0623\u0645\u0647.. \u062e\u0637\u0629 \u062e\u0628\u0640*\u0640\u064a\u062b\u0629 \u062a\u0633\u062a\u0647\u062f\u0641 \u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u064f\u0648\u0644\u062f \u0628\u0639\u062f\u060c\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ixCVClBs1N\">pic.twitter.com\/ixCVClBs1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1918647686204432648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2839\">Gaza Burns\u2026 and the Unborn Pay the Price<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"3064\">In a war of extermination where everything is used\u2014from starvation to destruction\u2014the womb itself has not been spared. Even before seeing the light of day, this child became a victim of indirect bombing, its name: radiation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3300\">What is worse, all this is happening without any international committee to document the environmental and health crimes of the war. As if being born without a brain is not a crime\u2014but just another statistic in a brief medical report.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3341\">A Repetition of the Iraq Tragedy?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3342\" data-end=\"3533\">The Health Ministry Director in Gaza compared the current situation to what occurred in Fallujah, Iraq, after the 2003 invasion, where birth defect rates skyrocketed due to radioactive bombs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3743\">So, is Gaza becoming the new Fallujah? Is Israel treating the strip as a testing ground for secret weapons? And if the child Malak was born without a brain\u2014who is the one responsible and without a conscience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan&#8211;Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, described Malak\u2019s case as one of the most severe congenital deformities recently recorded\u2014and warned that such cases are on the rise. 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