The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the number of registered amputation cases has reached 6,000, noting that these individuals are in urgent need of both immediate and long-term rehabilitation programs to help them adapt to their health conditions.
The ministry stated that children account for 25% of all amputation cases, while women make up 12.7%. These figures, it added, highlight the pressing need for rehabilitation services as well as psychological and social support.
The ministry called on all international and humanitarian organizations, along with institutions working in the fields of health and rehabilitation, to intensify their efforts and expand their emergency interventions to meet the needs of the wounded.