‘Whose is he?’: A Gaza father’s fight for a child who might not be his

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Mohammed Lubbad's home was struck by Israeli airstrikes on October 13, 2023, killing his daughter, mother, and brother's family. His wife Amal, eight months pregnant, died from injuries at al-Shifa Hospital on October 22. Hospital staff reported delivering a healthy baby boy via caesarean section, but documentation was unclear. Another family registered a baby matching the same description, creating a dispute over the child's identity amid Gaza's medical chaos and communication blackouts.

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