GAZA WAR LEAVES AT LEAST 1,500 BLIND AS DOCTORS PLEAD FOR URGENT AID

Mon 12 May 2025:

At least 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have lost their eyesight since the war began, according to the head of Gaza’s Eye Hospital.

Dr Abdul Salam Sabbah told Al Jazeera Arabic that the ongoing Israeli assault has left thousands more at risk of going blind due to severe shortages in medical supplies and equipment.

“The number of people who lost their sight in Gaza as a result of the war exceeds 1,500,” he said.

He warned that the situation could rapidly worsen without urgent international assistance. “Thousands of people are at risk of losing their sight due to lack of resources. We call on charitable and humanitarian organisations to help us provide medical supplies.”

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Sabah noted that many eye injuries caused by explosions require medical supplies such as helium and fine sutures, which are on the verge of being completely depleted.

He emphasized: “The ophthalmology hospital is on the brink of declaring its inability to provide any surgical services unless urgent intervention is made by relevant authorities and international organizations.”

The World Health Organization also announced yesterday that over 10,500 patients in the Gaza Strip urgently need to be evacuated abroad for treatment, including approximately 4,000 children suffering from critical medical conditions.

The international organization stressed that the survival of these patients and the injured depends on their evacuation from the Gaza Strip, and since the resumption of Israeli attacks on Gaza, only 122 patients have managed to leave for treatment.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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