During the ceasefire, Gaza City’s Shorbasi family rushed out after a blast to find 6-year-old twins Yahya and Nabila bleeding, injured by an unexploded device they’d mistaken for a toy. The children underwent emergency surgery; a British physician said their life-threatening wounds include a lost hand and possible leg loss, with recovery jeopardized by scarce supplies. Health workers warn such ordnance is pervasive: Gaza’s ministry reported five children wounded this week, and UNMAS says explosive risk is “incredibly high,” with hundreds of devices found amid vast debris. The ministry reports over 68,500 Palestinians killed since the war began.
Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.
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