Ahmed Al-Abadleh: The Child Consumed by War and Ants in the Tent of Death
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and the Palestinian Information Centre, Ahmed Al-Abadleh lost his father and two brothers in a brutal Israeli bombing. Now severely wounded, he lies between life and death in a shabby tent on the Al-Mawasi coast in Khan Younis.
Hazem Helou, reporter for the Palestinian Information Center in Gaza, reports that Ahmed has lost all dreams of playing or returning to school. He clings desperately to life while facing the threat of limb amputation as infection spreads and ants swarm over his open wounds.
Ahmed recounts how his world turned into a nightmare in an instant.the Israeli regime’s bombing struck thier home, killing his father and two brothers before his eyes and leaving him with deep wounds on his hands and feet.
He explains with sorrow that his right hand is badly damaged with torn tendons. His legs suffer multiple fractures with shattered bone and flesh. Gaza’s doctors lack necessary resources to save him. They warn that without immediate transfer outside Gaza for treatment, amputation is inevitable. With no adequate medical care available locally,ants continue attacking the exposed skin of his open wounds-a stark testament to Gaza’s collapsed healthcare system. ahmed refuses to become motionless or lose hope entirely.
In a trembling voice he says: “I didn’t die yet-but I feel like I’m slowly dying… I don’t want to live without hands or feet; I want to play again like before.” His story is no isolated case but part of a collective tragedy shared by thousands of children across Gaza.
The Palestine Human Rights Center reports that Gaza’s crossings have been completely closed for one year and four months now-blocking all medical aid access.The World Health Institution states that since early this year more than 16,000 children have been admitted to hospitals across Gaza-an average of 112 children daily-a number unprecedented in any conflict worldwide.
These children-whether suffering from chronic illnesses or war injuries-are denied travel for vital treatment or are rarely allowed out unaccompanied by family members; among them are numerous cancer patients sent abroad alone while their families remain behind. The Global Movement for children’s Defense considers denying medical care an international war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The United Nations has also blacklisted Israel as a violator committing grave breaches against children during armed conflicts.Ahmed’s cry rises from beneath rubble: a call urging global action before his limbs fall silent-and before he himself fades away.
