"The screams of Abdel Rahman Abu Shawish pierce the makeshift tent in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The 24-year-old Palestinian, who was shot by Israeli soldiers in early August as he tried to grab a bag of flour from a humanitarian aid truck in the southern Gaza Strip, now lies on a mattress he brought from home, in a tent in the hospital courtyard, because there are no free beds in the hospital."
"His left foot held in place by an external metal fixator that arrived four days late has deteriorated to the point where it can no longer be saved. Cut off my leg, cut off my leg! I beg you, for the love of God, cut it off. I can't take it anymore. I'm going to die of pain, he cries, weeping."
"Doctors treating Abu Shawish report that the injury caused severe damage to his veins, arteries, and nerves, leaving his foot beyond repair. The situation has been exacerbated by shortages and overwhelming pressure on medical equipment. Access for foreign doctors is almost impossible, as is the impossibility of patients receiving treatment outside Gaza. Doctors deemed amputation necessary. This scene last Sunday at Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, occurred hours before the Israeli bombing of the medical center."
Abdel Rahman Abu Shawish, 24, was shot by soldiers while trying to grab a bag of flour and now lies in a hospital courtyard tent because no beds are available. An external metal fixator arrived four days late and his left foot sustained irreversible damage to veins, arteries, and nerves, prompting doctors to decide on amputation amid unbearable pain. Medical supplies are blocked, foreign medical teams are denied entry, and patients cannot leave Gaza for treatment. Nasser Hospital, overwhelmed and under-resourced, was struck by an Israeli bombing that killed at least 20 people. The wider conflict has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians since October 2023.
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