‘It was a survival call’: Palestinian mother thanks Ireland for son’s treatment

Buchra Abdul-Bari holds her son Mohammed, six, and stands with her 14-year-old daughter Ghazal, 12-year-old son Zainaldeen and eight-year-old daughter Kinzy along with Palestinian ambassador Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in Dublin (PA)

A mother whose son lost a leg in a bombing in Gaza has said the offer to receive medical treatment in Ireland was a “golden opportunity”.

Mohammed, aged six, is one of 19 children who have been evacuated from Gaza to receive treatment in Ireland since December 2024.