Sarah al-Barsh, 10, two arms amputated above the elbow, father killed

"My father and I were walking home," says 10-year-old Sara al-Barsh. “Suddenly the house we were passing by was bombed. I fainted for about 15 minutes, then I woke up. When I woke up, I couldn't find my hands. I started screaming, 'Dad, Dad' – but he didn't respond."

Sara’s father was killed. She was taken to hospitals where her arms had to be amputated above the elbow. She hasn't had any rehab, so she has been doing it herself as best she can in her new home – a tent in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. She has been painting with her feet.

"Before the injury, I lived a normal life, like any other child with two hands," she says. "I used to eat, drink, play and comb my hair – now I can't do anything on my own."

Her mother, Amani al-Barsh, hopes she can get out of Gaza and be fitted with prosthetic arms. "She used to dream of becoming a doctor or an engineer,” says her mother. “Today, after the amputations, she insists on being a pediatrician to help children.” 

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