Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza

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Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi from Gaza has undergone more than 20 surgeries since being injured by an Israeli air strike in late July. Witnesses claim her tent was hit, leaving her with wounds prone to infection requiring ongoing medical interventions. The article provides a detailed look at the challenges doctors face while treating Raseel and other children affected by the conflict as infrastructure continues to be destroyed.

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Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has undergone more than 20 surgeries since she was injured by an Israeli air strike in late July. Witnesses claim her tent in al-Mawasi camp was struck by a helicopter missile, leaving her with severe infections that require ongoing medical treatment. Despite this, the Israeli military maintains it has no record of such an attack and expresses regret over any harm to civilians. The BBC Eye Investigations team spent time with Raseel throughout the summer as violence continued despite a ceasefire, highlighting the difficulties doctors face treating patients amidst Gaza's devastated infrastructure.

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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has had more than 20 surgeries since an Israeli air strike injured her in late July. asserted

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Witnesses say her tent in al-Mawasi camp was hit by a strike from an Israeli helicopter, and she now has to have frequent surgeries to try and control infections in her wounds. asserted

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Israel's military says it has no record of the attack and that it "regrets any harm to civilians". BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel across the summer, as the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza. The BBC World Service has been filming across the summer in Gaza to reveal how children there are coping amid the near-total destruction of the infrastructure they rely on to survive. asserted

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