In the besieged enclave of Gaza, Baraa Abu Zaid lies in a hospital bed in Khan Younis, her days marked not by hope but by the grim reality of a collapsing healthcare system. Once a mother of three, Abu Zaid fled her home in Rafah during Israel’s ground invasion in mid-2024. Tragedy struck when a drone attack hit her family’s tent, killing two of her children and leaving her and her 13-year-old son, Obaida, critically wounded. Despite being rushed to the hospital, the dire state of Gaza’s medical infrastructure meant they received inadequate care. Obaida succumbed to his injuries within weeks, leaving Abu Zaid to face her own deteriorating condition alone.