ISTANBUL (AA) – Young Palestinian Hamza Haşşaş, who lost his right eye as a result of the wound he received in the Israeli army attack on the Gaza Strip 2 years ago and can partially see with his left, is waiting to go abroad to receive treatment. The wounds inflicted in the region by the two-year genocide that Israel started in the Gaza Strip in October 2023 cannot be healed due to the ongoing attacks and blockade despite the ceasefire reached in October 2025.
As a result of indiscriminate attacks in Gaza, the health sector is almost on the verge of collapse. Today, hospitals are forced to close their doors one by one because Israel seriously blocks the entry of products, including fuel, medical equipment and spare parts, to the region. Palestinians who survived the attacks but need treatment have been waiting for a long time to regain their health. – The attack that changed the course of a young life.
20-year-old Hamza Haşşaş, who lives in the Burayc Refugee Camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, told the AA correspondent about the Israeli attack 2 years ago and what he experienced afterwards. Stating that he was subjected to an attack that directly targeted him on June 4, 2 years ago, Haşşaş said that he remained in a coma for 3 days after the attack. Haşşaş said that when he woke up after coming out of his coma, he couldn’t see anything; He stated that he was in complete darkness and that his hearing was damaged.
Stating that he lost his uncle and his uncle’s son in the attack, Haşşaş said, “My father loved me very much, he was very affected by my situation, he could not bear it and passed away.” he said. – 20 percent vision restored after long treatments “Platinum was placed on my hand, which had broken bones. After some complicated surgeries, I was able to see 20 percent partially with one eye.” Haşşaş said, “During the attack, my right eye completely lost its function; there is a large retinal tear and bleeding.
There are shrapnel pieces in my left eye. A decision was made for me to be transferred out of the region, they informed me that I would travel, but our trip was suddenly postponed due to the Israeli occupation regime. I need surgery on my left eye. If this surgery is not performed, I am in danger of becoming completely blind.” he said. -Searching for treatment in Gaza. Noting that she knocked on the doors of hospitals in Gaza for her treatment, Haşşaş explained her adventure of seeking treatment as follows: “I was at the European Hospital.
Treatment cannot be performed due to the lack of medical equipment. There are no necessary materials such as silicone, and there is no operating room. The Israeli occupation regime even prevented the delegations from entering the Gaza Strip; surgeries were delayed or failed. Then I tried to go to Nasser Hospital, the situation was the same there, there was no operating room for eye surgeries. Gaza “I also went to the Eye Hospital they opened in Seridi.
The situation is the same. I need to have a comprehensive surgery because of the shrapnel in my eye. These shrapnel must be cleaned. If this surgery is not performed, I risk going completely blind.” – “I can’t look at the light.” Haşşaş said that her right eye was getting smaller; that it was wasting away and was very painful; He said he was deprived of light. Stating that he cannot look at the light because of the damage caused to the cornea by the shrapnel in his left eye, Haşşaş said, “I have a headache.
My tears flow on their own, suddenly the tears flow and there is a very severe burning sensation. At night, I suffer from my ears. There is nerve damage in my left ear.” I can’t sleep at night because of these hums and noises. I’m afraid of going completely blind. It can be said that I have lost one eye, and I am almost losing the other. “I am in danger of being completely blinded by shrapnel.” he said. – “Israel deprived me of my dream of studying at university” Stating that he was a senior in high school when Israel’s attacks on Gaza started, Haşşaş said, “I used to dream of studying at university.
To read like everyone else; I wish I were like other people. But the Israeli occupation deprived me of this.” he said. Haşşaş asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to expedite my referral process so that she could regain at least some of her vision. Referral documents for outside treatment are ready; Emphasizing that it is his right to receive treatment, young Palestinian Haşşaş said, “I want to regain my sight, even if it is a little or some of it.” he said.
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