{"id":228101,"date":"2025-08-18T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=228101"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:21:47","slug":"amputating-hope-before-limbs-disability-as-a-weapon-of-genocide-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=228101","title":{"rendered":"Amputating Hope Before Limbs: Disability as a Weapon of Genocide in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"228\"><strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"228\">By : Ali Khalil<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"228\">In Gaza, disability is no longer a matter of fate\u2014it has become a <strong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"321\">tool of extermination<\/strong>, used in a systematic policy aimed at dismantling Palestinian society from within and turning civilian bodies into permanent maps of destruction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"935\">Since the Israeli war on Gaza began in October 2023, the world has watched from a distance, failing to grasp that what is happening is not merely about loss of life, but about <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"681\">the intentional mutilation of it<\/strong>. Behind the images of corpses and demolished buildings lies a silent crime: thousands of Palestinians who have lost limbs, become paralyzed, or suffered the loss of their basic senses\u2014<strong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"889\">simply for existing<\/strong> under a sky filled with drones and warplanes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1249\">According to a report by the <strong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"999\">Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor<\/strong>, over <strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1029\">21,000 Palestinians<\/strong> have sustained either permanent or temporary disabilities over 681 days of bombing, averaging <strong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1170\">30 new disability-related injuries per day<\/strong>\u2014including amputations, loss of sight, paralysis, or other sensory impairments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1340\">These are not just numbers; they are <strong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1303\">open wounds<\/strong>\u2014etched into bodies and memory alike.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1345\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1386\">When the Human Body Becomes a Target<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1833\">These injuries are not unfortunate &#8220;collateral damage.&#8221; The Israeli military&#8217;s repeated and deliberate use of highly destructive weapons\u2014such as cluster bombs and precision-guided missiles\u2014in densely populated areas reveals a clear intent to <strong data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1654\">maximize bodily harm<\/strong>. In Gaza, disability is not a byproduct of war\u2014it is a <strong data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1733\">deliberate strategy<\/strong> to subjugate an entire society, to break its will, and undermine its ability to rebuild and resist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2163\">According to the report, the <strong data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1914\">percentage of people with disabilities in Gaza<\/strong> has risen to <strong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1960\">3.4% of the total population<\/strong>, up from approximately 58,000 before the war. That previous figure, too, was already inflated due to years of Israeli aggression\u2014including the suppression of the Great March of Return and previous wars.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2168\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2219\">The Healthcare System: From Lifeline to Target<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2414\">Gaza\u2019s healthcare system was never a combatant, yet it has been a <strong data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2305\">primary target<\/strong>. Over <strong data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2353\">80% of specialized medical facilities<\/strong> for people with disabilities have been destroyed, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2593\">\n<li data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2457\">\n<p data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2457\">Sheikh Hamad Hospital for Prosthetics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2458\" data-end=\"2490\">\n<p data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2490\">Al-Noor Center for the Blind<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2512\">\n<p data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2512\">Al-Salama Charity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2554\">\n<p data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2554\">Al-Salam Sports Club for the Disabled<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2555\" data-end=\"2593\">\n<p data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2593\">Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2784\">These institutions were lifelines for tens of thousands. Today, they lie in ruins, leaving injured Palestinians without <strong data-start=\"2715\" data-end=\"2783\">access to basic treatment, rehabilitation, or prosthetic support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"3179\">Not all amputations were caused directly by explosions. Many resulted from <strong data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2880\">medical neglect<\/strong>\u2014a forced consequence of the blockade and healthcare collapse. Lacking medicine, antibiotics, or vascular surgeons, doctors have often resorted to amputation as the only option. One young man, \u201cA.M.\u201d, had his leg amputated <strong data-start=\"3103\" data-end=\"3135\">six days after being injured<\/strong>, simply because infection set in untreated.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3181\" data-end=\"3184\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3213\">Targeting the Vulnerable<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3633\">This policy of harm did not stop at injury. During ground incursions, Israeli forces have <strong data-start=\"3305\" data-end=\"3352\">arrested dozens of people with disabilities<\/strong>, subjecting them to inhumane conditions including <strong data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3456\">torture, medical neglect, and psychological abuse<\/strong>. The absence of rehabilitation services and the Israeli blockade on medical referrals have further condemned many temporary disabilities to <strong data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3632\">become permanent\u2014possibly fatal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3635\" data-end=\"3638\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3640\" data-end=\"3684\">A Calculated Crime: Systematic and Silent<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"4019\">Disabilities in Gaza are not a tragic consequence of war; they are part of a <strong data-start=\"3763\" data-end=\"3814\">systematic campaign of long-term incapacitation<\/strong>. As defined in <strong data-start=\"3830\" data-end=\"3876\">Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention<\/strong>, \u201ccausing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group\u201d with intent to destroy it wholly or partially constitutes an act of genocide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4269\">What\u2019s happening in Gaza today is a <strong data-start=\"4057\" data-end=\"4081\">slow-motion genocide<\/strong>\u2014a form of mass annihilation not always visible through body counts, but rather through the <strong data-start=\"4173\" data-end=\"4206\">crippling of an entire people<\/strong>. A war that kills, yes\u2014but also disables, weakens, and breaks.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4274\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4276\" data-end=\"4309\">What Is the World Waiting For?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4311\" data-end=\"4445\">It is not enough for these numbers to be archived in human rights reports. This is an <strong data-start=\"4397\" data-end=\"4414\">ongoing crime<\/strong> that demands immediate action:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4797\">\n<li data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4493\">\n<p data-start=\"4449\" data-end=\"4493\">Immediate ceasefire and end to hostilities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4494\" data-end=\"4598\">\n<p data-start=\"4496\" data-end=\"4598\">Emergency support for people with disabilities: prosthetics, psychological treatment, rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4599\" data-end=\"4649\">\n<p data-start=\"4601\" data-end=\"4649\">Reconstruction of destroyed medical facilities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4650\" data-end=\"4704\">\n<p data-start=\"4652\" data-end=\"4704\">International accountability for those responsible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4705\" data-end=\"4745\">\n<p data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4745\">Lifting the illegal blockade on Gaza<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"4797\">\n<p data-start=\"4748\" data-end=\"4797\">Dismantling the occupation and apartheid regime<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4799\" data-end=\"4802\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4804\" data-end=\"4863\">Final Word: Between Crippled Bodies and Unbroken Spirits<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4865\" data-end=\"5185\">The Israeli occupation may succeed in <strong data-start=\"4903\" data-end=\"4923\">amputating limbs<\/strong>, in disabling the hands that once built homes or marched for freedom. But it will never amputate <strong data-start=\"5021\" data-end=\"5042\">awareness or hope<\/strong>. Today\u2019s disabled Palestinian is not a symbol of weakness, but a <strong data-start=\"5108\" data-end=\"5140\">living witness to war crimes<\/strong>, and a <strong data-start=\"5148\" data-end=\"5184\">scar that history will not erase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"5189\" data-end=\"5355\">They may sever our limbs, but not our belonging.<br data-start=\"5237\" data-end=\"5240\" \/>They may silence our voices, but not our truth.<br data-start=\"5289\" data-end=\"5292\" \/><strong data-start=\"5294\" data-end=\"5355\">You may die today or tomorrow\u2014but Palestine will live on.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By : Ali Khalil In Gaza, disability is no longer a matter of fate\u2014it has become a tool of extermination, used in a systematic policy aimed at dismantling Palestinian society from within and turning civilian bodies into permanent maps of destruction. 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