Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
A six-year-old girl in Gaza, Raseel al-Balawi, has undergone over 20 surgeries to treat infections resulting from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike. The report highlights the severe challenges faced by medical professionals in Gaza due to damaged infrastructure.
Why it matters
Illustrates the humanitarian crisis and the impact of the ongoing conflict on civilian healthcare in Gaza.
Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza Close Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has had more than 20 surgeries since an Israeli air strike injured her in late July.
Witnesses say her tent in al-Mawasi camp was hit by a strike from an Israeli helicopter, and she now has to have frequent surgeries to try and control infections in her wounds.
Israel's military says it has no record of the attack and that it "regrets any harm to civilians".
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