On 30 March 2018, Alaa’s life changed forever. He passed by the Great March of Return protest near the Gaza fence after a training session. As he stood there, a sniper from the Israeli forces shot him in the leg.
I Dream of Cycling
All his life, Alaa has loved cycling.
Alaa kept winning cycle competitions and being invited to international contests, but Israeli authorities would not grant him an exit permit to leave Gaza.
On 30 March 2018, Alaa’s life changed forever. He passed by the Great March of Return protest near the Gaza fence after a training session. As he stood there, a sniper from the Israeli forces shot him in the leg.
Alaa was transferred to the hospital. After multiple operations, the doctors told him they needed to amputate his leg.
Six months after the injury, he tried for the first time to ride his bike with just one leg, despite concern from his mother and friends. He succeeded.
