Wounded Gaza boy who survived Israeli airstrike undergoes surgery in U.S.

New York City — At New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport last month, Elissa Montanti waited patiently for a flight coming in from Cairo carrying 5-year-old Omar Abukwaik. Montanti, founder and director of the Global Medical Relief Fund, had to cut through red tape to get Abukwaik to the U.S. — a frightened boy in desperate need of medical care.  Read More

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Young Omar, the 4-year old boy injured in Gaza attack, receives medical care at Richmond University Medical Center