APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, October 22, 2026. Palestinian girl Hala al-Shawaf, 11, receives treatment at Nasser Medical Complex after being wounded in the neck by Israeli gunfire, leaving her partially paralyzed, as she awaits a medical referral to travel abroad for treatment.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, October 22, 2026. Palestinian girl Hala al-Shawaf, 11, receives treatment at Nasser Medical Complex after being wounded in the neck by Israeli gunfire, leaving her partially paralyzed, as she awaits a medical referral to travel abroad for treatment. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Ibrahim al-Shawaf, Father of Hala al-Shawaf STORYLINE: Palestinian girl Hala al-Shawaf, 11, lies on a hospital bed at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 22, 2026, receiving treatment after being wounded in the neck by Israeli gunfire while reading the Quran inside her family's displacement tent. The injury left Hala partially paralyzed, affecting her ability to walk. She is awaiting a medical referral to travel abroad for specialized treatment in the hope of regaining her mobility. Hala, who dreams of becoming an interior designer, faces an uncertain path to recovery amid tight restrictions on medical evacuations and continued border crossing closures that limit access to treatment outside the Gaza Strip.
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