>> It's mostly quiet in the neonatal unit at this Egyptian
hospital,
except for the humming of incubators keeping infants a
life.
Most of these babies recently arrived alone.
Nurse Wafa Green is one of their caregivers here in Cairo.
>> So how does it feel to be taken care of this baby like
The income is on for one moment that I will do that.
Well, I I knew. And when
no more.
>> Known as the baby's Velshi fun.
There are some of the youngest survivors of the Israel-Hamas
war.
Many of them were born before 10/7/2023,
when Hamas terrorists killed more than 1200 people in
southern Israel.
Word into last act, a living in northern Gaza at the time of
the attack. They just welcomed their baby boy on us born
prematurely at Gaza's Premier Al Shifa hospital.
>> Live another and love them. And Joe is a national poll.
>> Israeli airstrikes course the family to evacuate to the
south,
along with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians
baby on us was left behind with more than 3 dozen other infants
receiving care at all she was making.
>> The public that the ago,
some of the home of the national on the shuttle.
>> NBC news met Doctor Nassar Bowl, though, just 10 days into
the war.
Even then he told us they were struggling. The shortages at
all. She fell.
>> We have know him to be a force for these cases.
A local cases. It is. So buddy Criticas depend on electric
become a follower.
Where is that? It takes is still will be a catastrophic
event for all cases.
>> Repeated Gaza City Shifa quickly became a refuge for
thousands looking for safety.
>> But images from its PR to the different story
with conditions deteriorating by the day.
>> The hospital became the focal point of the war, the IDF
alleging Hamas and used the complex as a command center.
And by November, 12th Israeli troops surrounded the.
>> We've seen used recalling doctors from our.
>> To find out what was happening inside my mind is and
from NBC News. Has the Israeli military offered any others to
say my name is Erin McLaughlin and they told us they were cut
off from food, water, medical supplies and fuel for
electricity.
>> You can get the venue known but bombardment. But don't
think of that beyond of.
>> Power losses made the incubators unusable,
forcing doctors to move the Al-Shifa babies to a
temperature controlled operating
Doctor, Ahmed Elmo, Hollow lot. He was desperate to let the
international community know what was happening at the
hospital. He sent these images from the complex rooftop.
>> I was going to be it, but it's it feels to ice base that
exposed to this type was so you risked your life to get the
pictures of those babies out to the world. I think so. Yeah,
eating they gunshots hitting the war, just signed as to
what's happening in Gaza.
>> Time is running out for dozens of premature babies
whose incubators can't run without how the U.S. urged
Israel to date not to fire any more munitions that Al Sheba
medical say, do not want to see a fire fight in a hospital.
>> The idea provided additional incubators and some fuel
days later, the Israeli military raided the hospital
showing a tunnel entrance and weapons on its grounds as well
as evidence. The complex was used to hold some hostages.
>> Well, those patients went to doctors all are being a human
shield.
Where does Donald system?
>> U.S. intelligence supports these claims according to a
U.S. official.
But NBC News cannot independently verify them
on November 19th, the World Health Organization and to the
hospital
and called it a death. So
doctor said that 6 of the ocean for babies have died. The rest
were in extreme critical condition
without intervention. Death was all but certain.
The who led a high-risk mission to move 31 babies to all and
Roddy Hospital in Rafah.
>> Baby on us as parents Rushed alum Roddy Hospital hoping
their son was among the rescued infants.
>> They scanned the list of names and there he was
on us.
>> many of the al Shifa babies are suffering from dehydration,
sepsis and I both their man with us in this. The with
Gaza's health care system overwhelmed. It was decided
they would go to Egypt for treatment, though,
Ward into law. We're faced with an impossible choice.
Keep baby honest with them in a war zone were sent him to Egypt
where he'd be safer
because only mothers were allowed to accompany the babies
across the border. They chose to stay together.
>> One has a policy of a nation of all the other model
she can love and the little guy.
>> At this point, they were sheltering at a school in Khan
Younis.
>> Most of the she for babies were sent to Egypt can.
>> 2 of those babies are nor Obama has twin daughters.
They were born premature before the war and now they're all
Shifa survivors.
Nor is a new mom. The baby in the incubator is her daughter
Lean,
nor has never touched her daughter this until now.
>> We know that there are.
>> Wiens twin sister Leanne is being treated in another part
of the hospital as Lee Anne Strong enough for her mother to
hold her.
Would you think this moment possible?
But
>> my concern on the plume established
I jumped the gun.
>> Nor is the only mother here.
>> When you see this road babies without moms, what goes
through your mind?
>> Good high throw but legend one of the Ohio to be home in
high home.
What should I brought a bad example has.
>> Doctor Mohammed Abu 16 introduces us to another baby
known only as Selena
got to be his mother's name.
He lost his eye in Gaza.
It's unclear what happened to him and his family.
We for some baby Halima in that footage from Al Shifa.
>> We received this bully, but I see you. You're in. That
condition
needs to be communicated about needs to be for the
psychological side.
I think a little bit. The cover.
No one with him at all.
No one is alone.
You're just leaving.
I thought you might just push you dream of this boy. Yes.
And the team that is the happy
this sport is her.
>> Addiction and Palestinian authorities believe most of the
babies have surviving families.
Finding them is a top priority.
>> New says once her girls are ready, they'll return to Gaza.
>> Nice said about the government that will cause a
few minutes. The most the been the head
and then on I did again on the home was filled event. The
locum the the from my home.
>> Weeks after baby on us is homecoming. We found his family
at a tent encampment in Rafah. What they will once again
forced to relocate due to bombing near their shelter in
>> Yeah, I mean, the the is known as Candida to you to
continue to exceeded them that any of the screen and then on
the 11th of how and what doesn't and I sent and it can
>> Baby on us survived Al-Shifa but survival in Gaza remains a
daily struggle.
>> Yes, still above was all of it.
I'm chad of that. We could do this to make a little mushy.
We don't want to Miss Em know, July with a 2 month rule.
Is that in mind that?
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