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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

In Gaza, an Application Languishes, and a Toddler Dies

Jalal al-Masri holds a picture of his daughter, Fatma, a 19-month-old who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in December 2021, and died as the family waited another three months for an Israeli permit to take her for treatment outside the Gaza Strip, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Jalal al-Masri and his wife spent eight years and their life savings on fertility treatments in order to have their daughter, Fatma. When she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in December, they waited another three months for an Israeli permit to take her for treatment outside the Gaza Strip.

The permit never came. The 19-month-old died on March 25.

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