Gaza’s child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel’s cutoff of aid

The psychologist Katrin Glatz Brubakk was for doctors without borders in Gaza. She reports about children who are tearing their hair out of stress – and playing as a therapy.

Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery after Israel cut off aid

Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City. The foot of the new leg had a little pink sneaker with a lacy frill, matching her pink hoodie.

Meet Sila Abu Aqlan, 5-Year-Old Girl Among Many Other Children, Facing the Brunt of Israel-Hamas War

Gaza Strip: Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City. The foot of the new leg had a little pink sneaker with a lacy frill, matching her pink hoodie.It has been nearly 15 m

Gaza’s child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel’s cutoff of aid

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City. The foot of the new leg had…

A rampant infection has left a kid without legs from the knee down, with a mutilated right hand and a not-so-healthy left one. Iosif is six years old and dreams of "doing his homework", that is, going to school, but for that he needs prostheses. He is now carried in the arms of his family and when the village street is not full of mud, Iosif walks with a mini electric chair. If you want to help him, you can do so by donating two euros for him by…