Surviving Gaza’s wounds: A young amputee’s fight for healing
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
At just 13, Leyan, an amputee from Gaza, travels to the United States for medical treatment. Her journey reflects the immense challenges faced by thousands of children who have lost limbs in the war, underscoring their ongoing struggles and the urgent need for the world’s attention. Our guest, filmmaker Rhana Natour, tells Leyan’s story in All That Remains, a Fault Lines documentary, on Al Jazeera.
In this episode:
- Rhana Natour (@RNatourious), Filmmaker
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Sonia Bhagat, Chloe K. Li with Sarí el-Khalili, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Ashish Malhotra, Cole van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, and Amy Walters. Our editorial interns are Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and Cole van Miltenburg. Our host is Malika Bilal. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. We’ll be back tomorrow.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, the children who have lost limbs in Israel's war on Gaza. |
| 0:16.0 | There will be children who survive, and that will be the longest shadow of this war in the end. |
| 0:24.3 | The story of one young girl whose amputation has taken her from Gaza to the U.S. |
| 0:29.4 | and what it reveals about the long road ahead for thousands like her. |
| 0:36.4 | I'm Malika Bilal and this is the take. |
| 0:46.5 | Today, of course, I got ready for school. |
| 0:50.4 | Layana Abulata is 13 years old. |
| 0:53.6 | And before October 7, 2023, she was just like any other kid. |
| 0:58.9 | She loved fashion. And you could find her on social media posting fit checks. |
| 1:08.7 | Bye. Leanne was a popular kid at school. Her mom described her as a butterfly. |
| 1:16.6 | She was very active and didn't like to stay still. After October 7th, Leanne and her family were |
| 1:24.0 | sheltering in a tent at what used to be a school in central Gaza. |
| 1:30.5 | I was playing in the tent, playing like any child. |
| 1:34.1 | Suddenly, we heard a huge explosion. |
| 1:38.0 | Israel had launched an artillery strike on a nearby mosque. |
| 1:41.9 | Leanne's brother and her dad found her face down outside of their tent. |
| 1:47.7 | Here, the shrapnel went through here and hit Leon's leg. |
| 1:52.5 | I found Leanne on the ground. |
| 1:54.7 | I approached and asked her, are you awake, sweetie? |
| 1:59.3 | Leone was not aware of what happened to her. |
| 2:02.4 | The first thing I saw was that she was bleeding in the neck area |
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