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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Elena Giuliano and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

London nurse says 'dire need' for aid in Gaza after treating amputated children

A London paediatric nurse who has treated children with shattered and amputated limbs following airstrikes in Gaza says there is a “dire” need for aid including medicine in the war-torn enclave.

Becky Platt, 50, saw children who cannot walk because of their injuries, young people eating things from rubbish piles and youngsters experiencing “psychological distress” during her visit to a hospital in Gaza in April.

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