Israel restricting treatment for 1,100 child amputees in Gaza: NGO

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: Palestine

HealthWorld / International

Israel restricting treatment for 1,100 child amputees in Gaza: NGO

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says Israeli restrictions are preventing child amputees in Gaza from travelling abroad for specialised care. The organisation reports that 1,134 children have lost limbs in Israeli attacks; of 2,300 amputees assessed by the WHO between September 2024 and May 2026, only 500 received permanent prosthetics. Gaza has only eight certified prosthetics and orthotics professionals, and lacks equipment to manufacture and adjust prosthetic limbs. Fidaa Ahmad Al-Shaer says her 11-year-old son, paralysed and missing a hand after an artillery shell landed nearby, cannot cross closed crossings to obtain surgeries and a prosthetic limb.

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