Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza

Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza.

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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza

Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza.

Article outline

  1. What happened
  2. The details
  3. Background
  4. The bottom line

Key points

  • Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has had more than 20 surgeries since an Israeli air strike injured her in late July.
  • As the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza, BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel throughout the summer.
  • Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.
  • Israel's military notes it has no record of the attack and that it "regrets any harm to civilians".

Witnesses say her tent in al-Mawasi camp was hit by a strike from an Israeli helicopter, and she now has to have frequent surgeries to try and control infections in her wounds.

For context, the BBC World Service has been filming throughout the summer in Gaza to reveal how children there are coping against the backdrop of the near-total destruction of the infrastructure they rely on to survive. You can watch the full film on iPlayer. You are now after Israel-Gaza war.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Gaza.

Taken together, the developments around girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.

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