Showing posts with label medical access Gaza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical access Gaza. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2026

Children without mobility: The silent crisis behind Gaza’s blocked wheelchairs

 

A photograph of an empty wheelchair in a bright hospital corridor, symbolizing blocked humanitarian aid and the resilience of Gaza’s child amputees.
A photograph of an empty wheelchair in a bright hospital corridor, symbolizing blocked humanitarian aid and the resilience of Gaza’s child amputees.


Gaza’s humanitarian crisis has reached a level that defies comprehension, and nowhere is the suffering more visible than in the lives of its children. Israeli airstrikes have left thousands of young Palestinians with life‑changing injuries, making Gaza home to the highest number of child amputees in the world.