‘I feel like I lost my life’: Gaza amputees fight for mobility amid shortages

Rozan Kheira woke to the sound of explosions, screaming and panic. At 10pm, an Israeli air strike hit her family’s home in Gaza City as they slept.

Her first instinct was to get out of bed. But when she tried to stand, she collapsed. She tried again and fell once more.

Only then did she look down and see blood pooling around her leg. Her foot had been severed, attached only by a small shred of skin.

“I had just woken up and couldn’t comprehend what was happening,” Kheira told Middle East Eye. “At that moment, I forgot we were even at war.”

The 24-year-old Palestinian lay frozen in shock until her brother carried her downstairs.

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