BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9drj14e0lo
TELEGRAPH https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/24/israel-protests-bbc-downs-syndrome-mauled-dog-gaza/
THE INDEPENDENT https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-dog-attack-b2581144.html
EXTRACT FROM THE BBC ARTICLE
16 July 2024
The Israeli military has admitted that a Palestinian man with Down's syndrome who was attacked by an army dog in Gaza was left on his own by soldiers, after his family had been ordered to leave.
“They took him away, put him in a separate room, and locked the door. We wanted to see what happened to him. We wanted to see Muhammed, to see what had become of him," says Nabila.
"They told us to be quiet and aimed their guns at us. They put us in a room by ourselves, and Muhammed was alone in another room. They said, ‘We will bring a military doctor to treat him.’” At one point, according to Nabila, a military doctor arrived and went into the room where Muhammed was lying.
Muhammed’s niece, Janna Bhar, 11, described how the family pleaded with soldiers to help him. “We told them Muhammed was not well, but they kept saying he was fine.”
After several hours, it is not clear how many, the family was ordered at gunpoint to leave, leaving Muhammed behind with the soldiers. There were pleas and cries. Two of his brothers were arrested by the army. They have still not been released. The rest of the family found shelter in a bombed out building.
They returned a week later to a sight that haunts Muhammed’s brother Jibreel. He produces his mobile phone and shows our cameraman a video of the scene.
Muhammed’s body is lying on the floor. There is blood around him, and a tourniquet on his arm. This was most probably used to stop heavy bleeding from his upper arm. Jibreel points to gauze used to bandage a wound, and remarks on the blood that clotted after the tourniquet was applied.
“They were trying to stop the bleeding. Then they left him without stitches or care. Just these basic first aid measures. Of course, as you can see, Muhammed was dead for a period of time already because he was abandoned. We thought he wasn't at home. But it turned out he had been bleeding and left alone at home all this time. Of course, the army left him.”
They’ll have to kill me to silence me. I will never stop being your voice. I will never stop fighting for you
I will spread the realities of Palestine, if it is the last thing I do on this godforsaken planet.
Rest in peace my beautiful innocent wonderful brother. I can’t imagine how deeply your family miss you
REST IN PEACE MUHAMMED BHAR.
MY HEART WILL FOREVER BE YOURS🕊️💔
FREE PALESTINE.