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

A Gaza father's desperate search for a child born from his wife's body after she was killed in an airstrike, raising profound legal and ethical questions. | Contesto: cronaca

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

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In the ruins of Gaza, Mohammed Lubbad is searching for a child who may not legally be his, born from the body of his wife, Amal, after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The tragedy began when Amal, who was pregnant, died in the bombardment. In the chaotic aftermath, Mohammed was informed that medical personnel had performed an emergency post-mortem cesarean section, delivering a live infant. The child was taken to a hospital for care, launching Mohammed into a labyrinth of bureaucratic and biological uncertainty over paternity, custody, and the very definition of parenthood amid war. The case presents an unprecedented legal and ethical dilemma for Palestinian authorities and medical institutions operating under siege. There is no established procedure for such a scenario. The immediate question of custody is mired in the lack of a birth certificate naming a mother who is deceased and a father whose biological connection cannot be instantly verified. Medical officials, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirm the extraordinary circumstances of the birth but emphasize that standard protocols requiring DNA verification are nearly impossible to implement given the collapse of Gaza's civil infrastructure and the overwhelming focus on emergency trauma care. For Mohammed Lubbad, the crisis is profoundly personal, transcending legal definitions. "Whose is he?" he has asked repeatedly, referring to the infant. His anguish stems from the loss of his wife and the surreal separation from a child who is a living part of her. He describes a frantic search from hospital to hospital, navigating corridors filled with the wounded and the dead, pleading with administrators for information. The emotional toll is compounded by the knowledge that even if he finds the child, he must prove a genetic link to a system that currently has no capacity to test it. The situation underscores the grotesque and specific ways in which the conflict in Gaza is distorting the most fundamental human experiences—birth, death, and family. International humanitarian law provides broad protections for civilians and mandates special care for pregnant women,...

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