Global Healing Program: Islam Reunites With His Siblings in Egypt After Nearly a Year Apart
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Nine-year-old Islam came to Raleigh, North Carolina through HEAL Palestine’s Global Healing Program after losing his right ankle in a bombing in Gaza.
In the United States, Islam received the care he needed to begin rebuilding his life. He was fitted with a prosthetic leg, started physical therapy, continued his education, and was surrounded by a community that welcomed him with love and support.
But just before Islam was preparing to leave the United States, his family’s home in Gaza was bombed. His father was killed. His six brothers and sisters were injured and left in Gaza without a parent.
What should have been the next step in Islam’s healing journey became another painful chapter of loss and separation.
For nearly a year, HEAL Palestine worked to bring Islam’s siblings out of Gaza and reunite the family. Last week, that effort finally became reality. Islam’s brothers and sisters made it safely to Egypt, and the family is now together again.
This reunion is a major milestone in Islam’s Global Healing journey. His recovery was never only about a prosthetic leg or medical treatment. It was also about safety, family, stability, and the support needed for a child to continue healing after unimaginable trauma.
Through the Global Healing Program, HEAL Palestine provides injured children from Gaza with specialized medical care abroad, while continuing to support their long-term needs, including rehabilitation, education, mental health, housing, and family reunification whenever possible.
Islam’s story reflects the depth of that commitment. Healing does not end when a child receives treatment. It continues through every effort to restore dignity, protect family bonds, and help children rebuild their lives after loss.
HEAL Palestine will continue standing with Islam and his siblings as they begin this next chapter together in Egypt.
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