Israel Targets Prosthetics Hospital, Medical Warehouse in Gaza Strip, Home to World's Highest Rate of Child Amputees

Physically challenged persons seek facilities

A representational image showing people with amputated limbs waiting at a medical facility. — AFP/FileBARA: The physically challenged persons on Thursday staged a protest demonstration and demanded that the government to provide facilities to them forthwith.Holding banners and posters...

Israeli forces bomb prosthetic limbs hospital in north Gaza

Israeli forces bombed the Sheikh Hamad Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Limbs Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip this week, fuelling major concerns among disabled citizens over their future, as the prospect of receiving urgent treatment becomes less likely. The bombing of the site drew sharp criticism from Qatar — the hospital's sponsor — with the foreign ministry issuing a statement saying: "The [Israeli] occupation’s ongoing brutal aggressio…

Israel Targets Prosthetics Hospital, Medical Warehouse in Gaza Strip, Home to World's Highest Rate of Child Amputees

Israel targeted several of the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip, as its forces have blocked all aid from entering the region since March 2.