Injured Palestinian siblings head to Türkiye for treatment
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – An 11-year-old Palestinian girl and her brother, who have been injured in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, left the territory on Wednesday for treatment in Türkiye.
The trip of the Palestinian children accompanied by their parents, has been organized upon instructions from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Palestinian family left the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing into Egypt, where they will board a plane from Cairo International Airport to Türkiye.
On August 6, Rahaf, 11, and Mohammed, 13, were injured by shrapnel of an Israeli missile that struck the town of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, according to their father Khalil Salman.
Rahaf’s feet and right hand had to be amputated.
She also suffered an abdominal injury, a broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder.
Her brother was injured by shrapnel in the pelvis and chest. He also had a broken knee and suffered a hand injury, his mother said.
President Erdogan agreed to provide medical attention to Rahaf in Türkiye.
“This approval came after an appeal made by Rahaf to Türkiye to agree to receive her for treatment,” Hamas government representatives announced.
The children’s father expressed his hope that the two wounded children would receive the necessary health care to enjoy their lives with self-reliance.
“Rahaf needs very special health care, whether the installation of limbs for her feet or hand, or the provision of a suitable environment so that she can live with her new physical condition,” the father said.
He pointed out that his child also needs “psychological treatment after her exposure to psychological stress following the injury, which led to excessive anxiety and irritability.”
On August 5, the Israeli army launched a three-day military operation in the Gaza Strip, targeting Islamic Jihad group yet killing and injuring civilians.
At least 49 Palestinians were killed, including 17 children, and hundreds injured in the offensive, which came to a halt under an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.
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