In an East Jerusalem hospital, the endless wait of three little girls from Gaza forcibly separated from their mother

In an East Jerusalem hospital, the endless wait of three little girls from Gaza forcibly separated from their mother
In an East Jerusalem hospital, the endless wait of three little girls from Gaza forcibly separated from their mother

Charlotte Gauthier

Jerusalem

Published on October 27, 2024 at 6:46 p.m. / Modified on October 28, 2024 at 09:35.

At the bend in the corridor of the neonatology department of Al Makassed hospital, an island of colors catches the eye. In a medical room, stuffed animals, toys and small plastic animals are lined up against the wall. Toy music and baby babbles mix with the sounds of medical devices. In a corner of the room, small cots with blankets left in a ball. On a brightly colored play mat, Najwa, Nour and Nejma are having fun, almost carefree.

However, a hundred kilometers away, their mother, Hanane Albyouk, is experiencing a real nightmare. Infertile, it took the 24-year-old woman five years to become pregnant, ultimately through in vitro fertilization. On August 21, 2023, about to give birth to her triplets, she was evacuated from Mawasi-Khan Younes, in southern Gaza, to Al Makassed hospital in East Jerusalem. The doctors decide to give birth by cesarean section. Babies are born prematurely, two months premature.

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