Nearly 5,000 Palestinians who lost limbs during the war in Gaza — a quarter of them children — are unable to access prostheses due to Israeli restrictions on materials such as plaster of Paris, which is essential for crafting the custom-fitted sockets that artificial limbs require. Gaza's per capita amputee rate now surpasses even Cambodia's, long considered the worst globally due to decades of landmine contamination, according to aid group Humanity and Inclusion; with supplies at the territory's main prosthetics centre expected to run out by mid-2027, some clinics have resorted to salvaging limbs from the dead or fashioning makeshift replacements from plastic piping and wooden planks. Israel's military liaison agency, Cogat, cited security concerns over dual-use materials and said it was in dialogue with aid organisations, while the Trump administration's ceasefire framework had pledged unimpeded aid flow — a commitment that amputees and medics say remains largely unfulfilled.