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09/09/2024

Infected Wounds, Maggots and No Escape

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows

A 14-year-old boy lies in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, severely burned from an Israeli airstrike. Doctors say nearly his entire body is affected. His wounds have now become infested with maggots.

"(He has) advanced second- and third-degree burns covering 80% to 90 percent of his body," said Dr. Mahmoud Yousef Mughani, a doctor specializing in reconstructive surgery and burns, to CNN. Due to a shortage of sterilization supplies, his wounds cannot be cleaned properly.

When the boy's dressings are changed, maggots fall to the floor. This happens every time, Mughani said.

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