Gaza's children, traumatized and mutilated by war: 'His prosthesis hurts, but he endures it to show that he isn't different'
- Posted on July 19, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
The Gaza Strip faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with the highest concentration of child amputees globally, resulting from intense military operations since October 2023. Young survivors navigate physical rehabilitation and psychological trauma while enduring displacement and severe medical shortages. These resilient children struggle to maintain normalcy and self-identity despite prosthetic complications and limited healthcare infrastructure in the war-torn region.
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Gaza's children, traumatized and mutilated by war: 'His prosthesis hurts, but he endures it to show that he isn't different'
Due to the bombings carried out by Israel since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip now holds the grim record for the highest number of amputee children per capita in the world, according to the World Health Organization. These children have been trying to rebuild their lives despite forced displacement and lack of medical care in a devastated territory.
