Ajouris leg was struck by an Israeli soldiers bullet amid recent demonstrations along the Gaza border. Israeli media report that troops have been ordered to initially fire warning shots at demonstrators, after which they should target protesters’ legs. “If things remain this way, most gunshot casualties will have to undergo amputation,” he said in an email. A staff member at the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City prepares a prosthetic leg April 19. “It’s only with luck that we end up with the materials we need.”Youssef al-Kronz, 19, was shot in both legs at the March 30 protest.

Source: Washington Post April 28, 2018 19:26 UTC