An international human rights organisation has accused Israel of continuing to severely restrict access to treatment abroad for children who have lost limbs in the Gaza Strip.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported on Wednesday, a day earlier, that Israeli travel restrictions, including restrictions affecting medical evacuations, were preventing hundreds of children from accessing healthcare and prosthetic limbs abroad.
According to Euro-Med, at least 1,134 children in Gaza have undergone arm or leg amputations as a result of Israeli air strikes and the war. However, only a very small proportion of these children have received medical treatment and long-term care. The World Health Organization estimated that, between September 2024 and May 2026, approximately 2,300 amputees, including children and adults, had been assessed, but only 500, or less than 25%, had received prosthetic limbs. By: Rithy
