India, Oct. 21 -- A Palestinian couple in Gaza has named their newborn daughter "Singapore" as a gesture of gratitude to a Singaporean charity that provided them with regular meals throughout the war.

According to a report by The Straits Times, the baby was born on October 16 and is believed to be the first Palestinian child to carry the name. Her father, Hamdan Hadad, works as a cook at a soup kitchen operated by Love Aid Singapore, which has been supplying cooked food to residents in northern and southern Gaza for nearly two years.

In a video shared on Instagram by the organisation's founder, Singaporean activist Gilbert Goh, Hamdan said his wife had depended on the kitchen's meals during her pregnancy at a time when food shortages an...