Adam al-Najjar is the one one in every of 10 kids in his household to outlive an Israeli strike on their residence 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 therapy.
Adam al-Najjar arrived along 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 therapy of his accidents.
Adam is the one one in every of 10 kids in his household to survive an Israeli strike on their residence within the metropolis of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Could 23. His siblings ranged in age from seven months to 12 years previous.
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 severe burns to his physique within the strike, the AFP information company reported. His mom, who travelled to Milan for her son’s therapy together with Adam’s aunt and cousins, stated 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 dangerous, the bones are fractured and the nerves broken,” the 36-year-old instructed Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
She stated she targeted on his restoration in order not to think about the horrors of the lack of her household.
“I bear in mind every thing. Each element, each minute, each scream,” she instructed the newspaper.
“However after I bear in mind, it’s too painful, so I attempt to hold my thoughts targeted solely on Adam.”
Uncle’s enchantment for assist
Adam’s medical evacuation adopted an enchantment 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, have been additionally flown to Italy on Wednesday on navy plane that set off from Israel’s Eilat airport, the Italian overseas ministry stated, in accordance with Reuters. The injured kids can 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 therapy thus far, the overseas ministry stated.
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 loss of life toll.
In keeping with the United Nations’ little one rights company, UNICEF, greater than 50,000 kids have reportedly been killed or injured within the Israeli assault.
