Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports that 6,000 amputees are now in urgent need of long-term rehabilitation, with children making up 25 percent of all cases and facing lifelong disabilities from an early age. The Ministry says these injuries are the direct result of the Israeli occupation’s genocide, continuous bombardment, and the suffocating blockade that has collapsed Gaza’s entire health system, leaving thousands of families to confront not only the physical consequences of amputation but also severe psychological and social trauma.
Officials warn that the absence of prosthetics, therapy services, and mental-health support is compounding suffering for patients who require continuous, specialized care. The Ministry is urging international organizations to immediately prioritize amputees in Gaza and to restore access to comprehensive rehabilitation and support programs that the blockade has made impossible.
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