According to the information received, it was decided to send two-year-old Nidal, the son of 36-year-old father Ala Salih Abu Rebi and mother Iman Hamduna, from Gaza for further examination and treatment. However, the small child could not be taken out of the region because the border crossings were closed and the number of patients leaving the country was limited.
Nidal, who could not be treated in time, died.
On the other hand, it was revealed that another child in the family, Rital, continues his treatment at the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza.
“I begged the whole world, but no one heard me.”
Nidal's mother, İman Hamduna, stated that her child had an enlarged spleen and liver and was sent abroad, saying: “I begged the whole world to take my child, but no one heard me. My voice became hoarse from begging. I begged every day. No one understood me or heard the child's pain.” he said.
Hamduna said through tears: “I lost my son today. I don't want to lose my daughter either. My daughter is currently in Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.” he said.
Hamduna explained that they have relatives in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and are ready to cover all costs, stressing that they have been receiving remittances for more than nine months, but despite their best efforts, their children have not been allowed to go abroad.
Father Ala Salih Abu Rebi said: “I swear I was ready to sell my kidney for the treatment of my child. Yes, I lost my son today, thank God he went to heaven. Alhamdulillah despite everything.”
“The soul has disappeared from our soul”
Showing the referral documents for his son and daughter's treatment abroad, Abu Rebi said: “The soul has disappeared from our soul. Now only my daughter is left. I ask for permission to go abroad to treat her.” he said.
Halil al-Dakran, spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health, noted that there are more than 20,000 patients in the Gaza Strip awaiting treatment abroad and said there are serious difficulties in transferring particularly seriously ill patients from the region.
Dakran stressed that the opening of the Rafah border gate was crucial for the evacuation of patients, saying that delays put patients' lives at risk.
The Rafah border gate, Gaza's only gateway to the world, opened for “limited” crossings in both directions on February 2 after 21 months.
About 22,000 sick and injured people in the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli blockade and attacks, are waiting to leave the region for treatment.
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