Lose a limb or risk death? Growing numbers among Gaza's thousands of war-wounded face hard decisions
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 Doctors in Gaza face a lack of vascular surgeons and proper treatment due to Israeli airstrikes, resulting in an increase in amputations. The acute lack of medical supplies and overcrowding in hospitals has forced many to have limbs amputated. The conflict has left Gaza's health system overwhelmed, with thousands of people displaced and basic supplies scarce. The risk of post-op infections is high due to poor hygiene and limited resources. Many amputees struggle to adjust to their new lives. Shaimaa Nabahin, an ambitious university student, hopes to leave Gaza and install a prosthetic limb to live a normal life.
Pope Francis deplores the death of two women in a Catholic parish in Gaza, where he says "defenceless civilians are being bombed and shot at". Speaking at the end of his Angelus prayer, the 87-year-old..
"We condemn anyone who encourages Israel to continue its killings," says Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh during a cabinet meeting in Ramallah. Heavy urban battles rage on in the Gaza..
Ships in the Beirut harbour blast their horns in mourning for the thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel in the besieged Gaza Strip. The war on Gaza was triggered when Hamas carried out the..
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
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