The Israeli blockade has left amputees like Omar Halawa without access to critical healthcare services, prosthetics, and materials, exacerbating the existing crisis caused by the destruction of hospitals during Israel's genocidal war.
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The blockade has compounded the existing crisis caused by the destruction of hospitals du…: The blockade has compounded the existing crisis caused by the destruction of hospitals during Israel's genocidal war.
The blockade has prevented vital care and prosthetics from entering Gaza, leaving amputee…: The blockade has prevented vital care and prosthetics from entering Gaza, leaving amputees like Omar without the help they need to recover and live independently.
This situation underscores the need for international pressure to lift the blockade and e…: This situation underscores the need for international pressure to lift the blockade and ensure access to essential medical care for Palestinians in Gaza.
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"My life is worse than before the war," Omar Halawa, a Palestinian child amputee from Gaza told Middle East Eye.
"Everything I used to do, I can't do anymore," the young boy said, who was injured after an Israeli tank shelled him and his cousins while they were fetching water for their family.
His cousins were killed, but he survived.
Omar, like thousands of other Palestinian amputees, is waiting to receive rehabilitation treatment and a prosthetic limb, which may not come due to Israel's blockade on Gaza.
Israeli authorities have prevented prosthetics and materials from entering the besieged enclave, which has compounded the existing crisis caused by the destruction of hospitals during its genocidal war, preventing Palestinians from accessing critical healthcare services.
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