Sheikh Hamdan pledges to provide prosthetic limbs for Gazan child

The boy's mother posted a video of her son at a Palestinian encampment

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has pledged to provide prosthetic limbs to a Gazan boy who lost his legs and right arm in an Israeli attack. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has promised to provide prosthetic limbs for a Gazan boy who lost both his legs and his right arm.

Seven-year-old Mohammad Saeed Shaaban's mother posted a video of her son moving around in a Palestinian camp using only one arm. The mother also makes an appearance in the video, expressing her dream that he will be able to walk again.

As part of the Gallant Knight humanitarian operation, the UAE has already set up a centre for amputees at its field hospital in the Gaza Strip to provide prosthetic limbs to Palestinians wounded during the war with Israel.

The Prosthetic Limb Centre aims to support more than 100 wounded Palestinians in a day. Staff at the centre also deliver physical therapy and rehabilitation to those receiving artificial limbs.

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The UAE's 150-bed field hospital was established last December to help ease the significant pressure placed on Gaza's health service by a conflict now in its 15th month.

The hospital is used for general surgery and orthopaedics, while also offering anaesthetic services and intensive care for children and adults. It also offers internal medicine, dentistry, family medicine and psychiatric treatment.

It is being operated with the support of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and the Emirates Red Crescent.

The Emirates was among the first countries to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, contributing 42 per cent of the total aid sent to Gaza since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.