Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia

Al Jazeera Sunday 16 August 2026, 10:32 UTC 1 min read

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Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia NewsFeed Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia ‘We were praying for her to faint’. Orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter recounts amputating the leg of a five-year-old girl in Gaza without anaesthesia after supplies ran out during Israel’s genocidal war. He says doctors sang to her as she remained awake through the procedure.

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Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia

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