PHOENIX – A 10-year-old boy traveled halfway around the world just to get a life-changing surgery here in the Valley. “This child’s life is going to change forever and for better,” said pediatrician Dr. Habes Sawalka. Nidal, who’s from a small village in Palestine, suffered third degree burns over his face and hand when he was badly burned in a fire. He was just 3-months old at...

In the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, humanitarian Steve Sosebee established the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund to alleviate the difficult conditions facing injured, sick and impoverished children. “I’m not able to do everything for everyone, but for those we are able to reach and have a positive impact on, I feel that’s what fuels my drive every morning when I get up,”...

31 March 2010, Day 31: VIEWERS BE AWARE THIS FILM CONTAINS SENSITIVE CONTENT OF PEOPLE UNDER SURGERY. Do you know what a tumor looks like? Have you fancied seeing Ashira in scrubs? Dr. Saad Saad, a pediatric surgeon Ashira met at the Palestine Network’s Founding Conference in Bethlehem which is featured on Day 3 is back in town along with fellow American OR Technician Britney Assal and Plastic Surgeon...

An update on the latest chapter of a boy continuing to beat the odds. From the violence of the Gaza Strip to the brutality of the wrestling ring, Sobhi Subeh’s determination continues to amaze. In many ways, Sobhi is a typical teenager. In many others, he is not. At 10 years old, Sobhi lost his leg to an Israeli missile strike in his homeland of Gaza. Last October a humanitarian organization brought Sobhi...

UNDATED – This is the story of a teenage girl who felt her life was in danger almost every day growing up amid the violence in the Middle East. However, she found badly needed medical help and peace in metro Detroit. The Gaza Strip is a war zone filled with death and destruction. 15-year-old Falesteen Tambora learned that the hard way. “There is no life for kids over there. Kids, when they see planes,...

BALTIMORE – Only on 7, a young girl from the Gaza Strip was shot in the head and nearly died. This week, a year after her injury, surgeons at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center preformed reconstructive surgery. This little girl is a real fighter. She’s in the United States with her mother being treated as a charity case for a surgery that will provide the protection she needs to live a normal...

KENT, Ohio – A 9-year-old war survivor is getting a chance at a bright future thanks to some local volunteers and doctors at the Cleveland Clinic. Dawoud Abu Armanas suffered skull injuries after an Israeli tank shell hit his family’s home in the Gaza Strip. Through the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Dawoud came to the United States for care. Dawoud is living in Kent while he is under the...

KENT, Ohio – Nine year old Dawoud Abu-Armana’s head wounds were caused by Israeli tank fire that struck his home in the Gaza strip last year. His injuries were so severe that his brain was not protected by his skull. “When I met Dawoud he had two big holes in his head,” said Steve Sosebee of the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.  “Had he suffered any type of blunt instrument...

CLEVELAND – A young Palestinian boy who was struck by shrapnel in the Gaza Strip is set to undergo reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. On Tuesday, 9-year-old Dawoud Abuarmani will undergo the first of two surgeries to repair his skull. Born and raised in the Gaza Strip, last year during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Dawoud and his family moved to a refugee camp. In January 2009, Dawoud’s...

ESCONDIDO – A three-year-old girl thousands of miles from home has new hope in the new year. Last year, Farah Abu Halima received third degree burns when her home in Northern Gaza was bombed. “I don’t think it’s fair to anybody,” says volunteer Amal Atieh. Much of Farah’s family including her Mother were killed in connection with the attack. But volunteers in San Diego are...