ExistenceGazaCorridor, now 22 years oldisraelNabahin, whose ankle was broken in the airstrike, faced a difficult choice: have his left leg amputated or risk his life. Eventually, she agreed to have her leg amputated 15 centimeters below the knee.

The Associated Press reported that the decision would change the college student’s life forever. Many of the more than 54,500 war casualties in Gaza face similar agonizing decisions.

Lying in her bed at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Shaima Nabahin said: “My life is no longer what it used to be. Whether I want to go out or go anywhere, I need help. “

World Health Organization (WHO) andHamasThe health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said amputations have become a common occurrence in Gaza hospitals as the Israel-Kazakhstan war enters its 12th week, but they were unable to provide accurate figures. In the Martyrs’ Hospital of Agesa alone, there are dozens of patients whose organs have recently been amputated.

Experts believe that in some cases, with proper treatment, amputation is not inevitable, but after weeks of intense Israeli air and ground attacks, only nine of the Gaza Strip’s 36 hospitals are still functioning. These hospitals are overcrowded, provide limited treatment and lack basic equipment for surgery.

Sean Casey, coordinator of WHO emergency medical teams, recently visited several hospitals in Gaza. He said that due to acute shortage of vascular surgeons the possibility of amputation has increased.

Casey warned at a press conference last week: “Injured patients can die from infection in the injured organ. We have seen many patients with sepsis.”

More than 20,600 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas invaded Israel and started the war on October 7, according to the health ministry in Gaza. About 70% of them were women and children. Other dead included civilians and fighters.

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