Adam al-Najjar is the one certainly one of 10 kids in his household to outlive an Israeli strike on their dwelling in Gaza’s Khan Younis.
An 11-year-old Palestinian boy who was severely wounded in an Israeli air strike which killed his father and his 9 siblings has arrived in Italy for medical remedy.
Adam al-Najjar arrived together with his mom at Milan’s Linate airport on Wednesday, the place he was greeted by Italian International Minister Antonio Tajani, who gave him a soccer. He was then transferred to town’s Niguarda Hospital for remedy of his accidents.
Adam is the one certainly one of 10 kids in his household to survive an Israeli strike on their dwelling within the metropolis of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Could 23. His siblings ranged in age from seven months to 12 years outdated.
Adam’s father, physician Hamdi al-Najjar, additionally died of his accidents within the days following the assault. His mom, paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar, had been working on the time of the strike at Nasser Hospital, one of many few nonetheless working in southern Gaza.
Adam sustained critical burns to his physique within the strike, the AFP information company reported. His mom, who travelled to Milan for her son’s remedy together with Adam’s aunt and cousins, mentioned her son was secure however could be handled for accidents, together with a number of fractures to his arm.
He “has a head wound that’s therapeutic however his left arm is unhealthy, the bones are fractured and the nerves broken,” the 36-year-old informed Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
She mentioned she targeted on his restoration in order not to think about the horrors of the lack of her household.
“I keep in mind all the things. Each element, each minute, each scream,” she informed the newspaper.
“However once I keep in mind, it’s too painful, so I attempt to hold my thoughts targeted solely on Adam.”
Uncle’s attraction for assist
Adam’s medical evacuation adopted an attraction by his uncle within the media, which led Tajani to announce that Italy was ready to assist.
Sixteen different Palestinian kids, together with greater than 50 relations, had been additionally flown to Italy on Wednesday on army plane that set off from Israel’s Eilat airport, the Italian overseas ministry mentioned, in response to Reuters. The injured kids will probably be handled in hospitals in cities together with Rome, Florence and Bologna.
The Italian authorities has introduced 150 injured Palestinians into the nation for medical remedy to this point, the overseas ministry mentioned.
Italy has been a vocal supporter of Israel because it launched its assault on Gaza in October 2023, though in latest months, officers have criticised the severity of Israel’s response and expressed concern over the mounting dying toll.
Based on the United Nations’ baby rights company, UNICEF, greater than 50,000 kids have reportedly been killed or injured within the Israeli assault.
