Summary
In southern Gaza, three-year-old Amr al-Hams is in a hospital with severe injuries from an air strike. His mother and other family members died in the attack, and Amr needs urgent medical care that is not available in Gaza.
Key Facts
- Amr al-Hams is a three-year-old boy in a hospital in southern Gaza.
- He has shrapnel in his brain from an Israeli air strike.
- Amr lost his mother, his unborn sibling, two siblings, and his grandfather in the attack.
- He is unable to walk or speak and has severe malnutrition due to a lack of proper food.
- Doctors say that Amr needs immediate medical care outside Gaza for his brain injuries.
- The hospital ran out of fortified milk because of a blockade, so his aunt feeds him mashed lentils.
- Without specialized care, there is a high risk of permanent brain damage.
- Amr's brain is still developing, and staying in Gaza could prevent his recovery.
