Impact of Conflict on Families and Children

Um Ali, how are you? —May God protect you.

Um Ali and her family are displaced from Beit Lahia

to the west of Deir al-Balah. This child, her daughter, is suffering from burns

all over her body, and she developed what they call contracture

or keloid scars, because of the burns on her body.

Turn her around for me. This child... there was an explosion in this area

and a tent was targeted. Out of fear, this girl ran away

from the sound of the explosion in the area and ran into a tent.

In her rush, she ran to her mother, who was preparing food for them,

and fell into the cooking pot. So, she was burned by the cooking pot

in which their mother was preparing food for them,

due to the fear and fleeing from the explosion that occurred in the area.

First of all, thank God for her safety. —May God protect you.

What exactly happened to her?

Exactly, I was making Friday lunch for them, and it happened near us.

We had to run, and as we ran, the girl...

who ran past me from between the rows, she was running,

and she fell right into the pot, the Friday lunch pot.

Chicken, we used to make it for them, today they would be happy if we cook it.

When I rushed her to the hospital, my brother-in-law came and rushed her.

After he rushed her and finished, he said she needs a day or two to recover.

It stretched to a month, two, three, four... She has been in the hospital for five months now.

After she got out of the hospital, she started suffering from itching.

Because of the bad flesh, he can't provide her with medicine, nor can he send her abroad for treatment.

It's very difficult for me, I mean, I went to more than one medical point.

She can't even say with her mouth, 'I want chicken, meat, chicken, meat.'

I couldn't save her.

Could it boil completely at that time?

It was boiling a lot, I mean, her whole body... was it in the foot? Her whole body.

Do you remember her?

What happened?

Eleen? Tell them, Lola, how she did it until her voice was silenced.

And she could no longer speak. What happened?

She woke up from the coma saying, 'Lola, my name is Lola.'

She no longer says, 'My name is Eleen.' What happened? How did you get burned, sweetie? How did you fall?

Come on, come on, tell them how you fell, sweetie.

How? You came running from outside? How? Tell your uncle how.

How many days did she stay in the ICU? She stayed in the ICU for three months.

After three months, how did she recover from what she had?

After three months, they moved her to the ward. After the ward, she stayed two months, then they discharged her.

Once she was discharged, they started telling me to come every day. They referred her to Gaza.

But I can't afford it. How can I take her to Gaza every single day?

The expenses are high. It means every day I need 30 or 40 shekels.

And I can't afford it. Instead of paying 30 or 40 shekels, I could buy her lunch.

May God help you. What are you waiting for now?

To send her abroad, try treatment here, or what? Honestly, I'm waiting for treatment abroad.

There is no treatment for her here at all. I hope they can send her abroad to travel.

Wishing her a speedy recovery, God willing. May God help you, O Lord.

Wishing you well. May God protect you, O Lord.