# Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia

https://mins.news/en/item/23446

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-16 10:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/doctor-describes-amputating-girls-leg-in-gaza-without-anaesthesia?traffic_source=rss

> Orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter says he amputated a five-year-old girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia after medical supplies ran out during what he calls Israel’s genocidal war. Doctors sang to her while she remained awake, hoping she would faint from the pain.

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