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Humanitarian impact of injuries in Gaza

Overview

Salih Ahmed Hamid, a 13-year-old from the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza, continues to play football despite losing his right leg during an Israeli airstrike in 2021. He currently uses a limited, handmade prosthetic limb that restricts his movement and mobility.

While Salih uses the sport to connect with his community and maintain a sense of normalcy, his father, Ahmed Hamid, has noted that the boy requires regular medical treatment and a more advanced prosthetic to improve his daily life. Salih has expressed that “Football is one of the ways to hold onto life.”

This individual case highlights a broader humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. UNICEF reports that more than 11,000 children in the region require long-term care and rehabilitation due to life-altering injuries. Additionally, the World Health Organization estimates that over 5,000 people in Gaza have suffered limb amputations since October 2023.

Entities

Salih Ahmed Hamid · World Health Organization · Shuja'iyya · Gaza City · Gaza Strip

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Gaza teenager continues playing football despite losing leg in strike

    Thirteen-year-old Salih Ahmed Hamid continues to play football with a handmade prosthetic after losing his leg in a 2021 strike in Gaza, amid reports of thousands of child injuries in the region.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Salih Ahmed Hamid continues playing football in Gaza despite limb loss

    Thirteen-year-old Salih Ahmed Hamid from Gaza continues to play football using a limited prosthetic limb after losing his right leg in a 2021 airstrike.

Sources

gazeta.mk · gazetedamga.com.tr · haber1.com · mesazhi.com · sondakika.com · telegrafi.com