Gaza baby’s skin rots as war and hunger tighten their grip – Middle East Monitor

On the rooftop of Al-Aqsa University in Gaza’s Mawasi district, Umm Mohammed al-Masri cradles her frail 7-month-old son. Ramadan’s tiny body is restless from fever, his skin covered in blistering sores that spread each day. The heat is suffocating, the water is contaminated, and there is nothing she can do to stop his suffering, Anadolu reports.

“We fled Beit Hanoun to escape the bombing,” she says quietly, her eyes fixed on her son. “Now my baby is…