I lost my leg to an Israeli sniper, now I compete for all of Palestine
The Gaza Sunbirds are a team of paracyclists from Gaza, set up in 2020 by cyclist Alaa al-Dali after he was shot in the leg by an Israeli sniper during the Great March of Return in 2018.
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The Sunbirds' journey has taken them from the war-ravaged Palestinian territory to Belgium, Italy and Kazakhstan in pursuit of their dream: to represent Palestine at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
The Gaza war has resulted in thousands of amputations, including those carried out on an estimated 1,000-plus children, all of whom have immediate and life-long needs.
For more information about the Gaza Sunbirds and to donate to the work they do, please visit: https://gazasunbirds.org/
This video uses material from an upcoming feature documentary about the Sunbirds.
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