Amputee children in Gaza are learning to swim as part of a programme helping them rebuild confidence and mobility.
Amputee children learn to swim after losing limbs in Israel’s war on Gaza Amputee children in Khan Younis are learning to swim as part of a programme helping them rebuild confidence and mobility after devastating war injuries. Gaza has the world’s highest number of child amputees per capita, an estimated 4,000 since the war began.
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