"They Bombed Us While I Was Sitting With My Family" Mohammed's Story from Gaza

Mohammed Al-Ajrami was 13 years old when the war came to Jabalia camp. He was sitting in a small courtyard with his mother, his brother, his sister, and his cousins when the building across from them was bombed. Shrapnel tore through the air. Mohammed's leg was shattered. His cousin lost her leg too. His sister suffered fractures. His other cousin was wounded in the stomach.

Mohammed was taken to the Indonesian Hospital, where his leg was amputated. Two days later, tanks surrounded the hospital. Artillery struck the first floor, killing patients and doctors. The Israeli army ordered everyone out. Mohammed's brother carried him on his back and they fled into the streets, running past the tanks, with nowhere to go. There were no painkillers. No proper medical supplies.

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