Ibrahim Hammad 22 has been wounded five times during his participation in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip but his last injury has killed his hopes of standing again on his feet.
On July 5 Hammad was injured by a bullet that penetrated his thigh and exploded causing severe damages to his intestines and rectum.
At the beginning of the interview Hammad seemed to be somehow fine while narrating what happened with him on the border east of al-Bureij refugee camp before he started to scream hysterically as he felt horrible pain. A nurse rushed to the room and injected him with painkillers.
Three surgeries
Hammad has undergone three surgeries to remove shrapnel from his intestines and rectum. The doctors tried to save part of them from complete damage and his wounds are still open and clearly visible.
Hammad said “I was a long distance away from the border fence. I felt like an electric shock hit my body and fell to the ground. They took me to the nearest medical tent then moved me to the hospital.”
Hammad called on the Great March of Return organizers to stand by his side and help him get the treatment he needs after he has been injured five times in the protests.
In the first time Hammad was injured by shrapnel in the left leg and in the second and third by tear gas canisters to the head while in the fourth time he suffered nervous convulsions after inhaling poisonous gas.
Life at stake
Hasan Hammad Ibrahim’s brother said that the family is having difficulty bringing Ibrahim the medical supplies and medications he needs due to their scarcity in Gaza hospitals and due to the family’s bad financial conditions.
He added that Ibrahim has been suffering from unbearable pains for about 14 days and that his brother’s life is in real danger.
The Israeli snipers lined on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip have repeatedly used explosive bullets to target peaceful protesters in the Great March of Return killing and injuring hundreds including children.
