Social media postings by fifth-year medical student Ezzedin Lulu from northern Gaza and Dr Mohammed Tahir, a British doctor, have revealed the deadly nature of the weapons being used in the Palestine conflict.
In a video posted on X, Tahir described operating on a young man with severe injuries caused by an explosive containing tungsten cubes. “The cubes used are perfectly formed cubes made of tungsten. They are built into weapons designed to explode and cause maximum damage indiscriminately,” Tahir alleged.
Tungsten is a heavy, durable metal known for its high density and ability to penetrate hard materials, making it a lethal addition to military weapons, reports TimesLIVE.
“The last case we did was a young man who suffered an explosive injury. He had penetrating trauma to his chest and a paralysed right arm,” said Tahir.
Initially suspecting nerve damage from a brachial plexus injury in the patient, Tahir said they found a single cube-like structure had penetrated the skin of the patient, cut through the upper trunk and the lower trunk, and lodged itself in the skin on his back. The man was left with permanent paralysis in his arm despite the doctors’ best efforts.
“I was quite shocked when I found a single cube-like structure had penetrated the skin, cut through the upper trunk and the lower trunk and lodged itself in the skin on his back,” said Tahir.
The man was left with permanent paralysis in his arm despite the doctors' best efforts.
“Something very small can kill you, in his case it was millimetres from his main artery,” Tahir added.
The Health Ministry said 44 056 people have been killed and 104 268 wounded since the start of the war. The real toll is suspected to be higher because thousands of bodies are buried under rubble or in areas medics cannot access.
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