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Israeli doctors save 15-year old Syrian girl's leg, give her prosthesis for other leg

A 15-year old Syrian girl was released from Ziv Hospital in Tzfat on Tuesday after Israeli doctors saved her left leg and gave her a prosthesis for her right leg, which had been amputated by Syrian field medics.

The 15-year-old girl was brought to the hospital by the Israel Defense Forces with serious shrapnel injuries to her left leg and stomach, after Syrian field medics amputated her right leg.

Israeli doctors succeeded in saving her left leg, and found a donor to cover the costs of getting a prosthetic leg for her. She was released on Tuesday in good condition.

"I wish the Israeli people a happy new year and I hope there will be peace and we will be able to meet again in a more sane Middle East," the girl's mother said. The two will return to their homes in the Daraa region.

As you might recall, Daraa was where the uprising against Bashar al-Assad started.  How many Syrians would help an Israeli... don't go there.

Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Daraa, Syrian uprising

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:29 PM