Palestinian gives birth to conjoined twins in Gaza

Palestinian conjoined twins, born only a day ago, are seen in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city on 22 October 2017 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

A Palestinian woman has given birth to conjoined female twins in Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources have announced.

The twins are conjoined at the abdomen and lower body, but each has a separate heart and lungs.

The doctors say they are pushing to transfer them to a hospital abroad where they will have a better chance of survival.

Al-Shifa Hospital neo-natal care director Alam Abu-Hamda told the Times of Israel that “their lives are in danger” as it is a “complicated case”. He said: “The quicker they are transferred abroad, the better their chances are to be saved.”

Palestinian conjoined twins, born only a day ago, are seen in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city on 22 October 2017 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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