As December's chill settled over Gaza, the family's nylon tent offered little refuge. Until Wednesday night, when 29-day-old Saeed, his tiny body wracked by the cold, did not respond. The infant, who had been born prematurely and very underweight, became the second baby to die of hypothermia in recent days at Nasser Hospital, doctors said Thursday.

Native culinary customs are an embroidery of flavors, procedures, and stories that have been gone down through ages. They reflect

Heavy rainfall in Israel and the Palestinian Territories has caused severe flooding in the largely destroyed Gaza Strip. Palestinian media reported on Tuesday that many people living in temporary tent camps along the coast were particularly affected by the harsh weather conditions.