"Statistics": Severe injuries in Gaza have doubled to 42,000 and there is a sharp increase in amputation cases.

The Central Bureau of Statistics stated that approximately 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip suffer from severe life-changing injuries, with their number nearly doubling in just one year.

The "Statistics" report issued today, Wednesday, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, based on estimates from the World Health Organization, indicated that 22,500 injuries were recorded until July 2024.

The most common injuries include: complex limb injuries, amputations, burns, spinal cord and brain injuries, and severe trauma leading to permanent loss of movement or sensation functions.

The report also documented more than 5,000 amputation cases, with an estimated 75% occurring in the lower limbs, in addition to thousands of serious injuries to the spinal cord, brain, burns, and complex limb injuries.

The "Statistics" highlighted that children make up a large proportion of these injuries, with more than 10,000 children suffering from severe disability-causing injuries, while they constituted 51% of medical evacuations outside the Gaza Strip from May 2024 to June 2025.

It confirmed that these figures reflect a sharp collapse in rehabilitation services, which have decreased by 62% due to the destruction of facilities, lack of equipment, and the martyrdom of more than 1,700 health personnel, including 42 specialists in physical and occupational therapy, amid a severe shortage of assistive devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, and prosthetics.

The statistics indicated that children are among the most affected groups; more than 10,000 children suffer from severe disability-causing injuries, according to World Health Organization estimates until September 24, 2025.

Reports from Médecins Sans Frontières indicated that 70% of burn patients who underwent surgeries are children, most of whom are under five years old, reflecting the severity of the injuries they face in the absence of medical supplies and the lack of essential assistive devices for recovery.

The statement showed that data from the Ministry of Health regarding medical evacuations from May 2024 to June 30, 2025, constitutes an additional indicator of the scale of the crisis, as 749 patients with severe injuries were evacuated for treatment outside the sector, with children making up 51% of them.

The data clarified that major limb injuries constitute the largest proportion of cases, along with a high percentage of amputation cases reaching 22%, and complex neurological and brain injuries that currently lack adequate rehabilitation services within the sector.

The statistics confirmed that rehabilitation services, which the World Health Organization considers an essential part of healthcare and necessary to prevent complications, are facing a significant collapse in the Gaza Strip due to the destruction of health facilities, loss of personnel, and disruption of supply chains.

It indicated that the level of rehabilitation services has decreased by 62%, according to Ministry of Health reports until November 27, 2025, due to widespread destruction, lack of medical equipment, and the martyrdom of more than 1,700 health personnel, including 42 specialists in physical and occupational therapy.

The statement noted that current estimates are limited to injuries resulting from direct trauma and do not include the increasing needs arising from deteriorating health conditions due to aggression, such as malnutrition, chronic diseases, displacement, and the absence of essential assistive devices, making the actual burden on rehabilitation services much greater than the announced figures.