On his shoulder, Bashar Elyan, 15, was carrying his school bag on his way back to his home, but he was shocked by an Israeli military force storming Qalandia camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and the sound of bombs exploding.

Before Alyan going to the opposite side of the road inside Qalandia tomeet his brother, he took cover with a fence due to the heavy bullets, and despite this, a bomb exploded in front of him, hitting his right eye, causing him to lose his sight.

The child tried to stay standing, but was not able to do so. So, he fell to the ground and started screaming, "My eye, My eye." Then, young men gathered around him, who took him in an ambulance to the hospital and underwent an operation during which his entire eye was removed.

The child's father, Muhammad Elyan, says: "Two weeks ago, Bashar returned from his school, like the rest of the students, due to a violent Israeli raid, as bullets were fired, hitting his eye directly."

He explained to SAFA that "Bashar was transferred to Ramallah Hospital and transferred thereafter to the Advisory Hospital, then to Al-Najah Hospital in Nablus, and an eye removal operation was made for him."

He points out that "the injury resulted in a broken sinus, a broken eyebrow, and trauma to the brain, but he has lost his eye."

A Strong Will

The child's father, Muhammad Elyan, says: "Two weeks ago, Bashar returned from his school, like the rest of the students, due to a violent Israeli raid, as bullets were fired, hitting his eye directly."

He explained to SAFA that "Bashar was transferred to Ramallah Hospital and transferred thereafter to the Advisory Hospital, then to Al-Najah Hospital in Nablus, and an eye removal operation was made for him."

He points out that "the injury resulted in a broken sinus, a broken eyebrow, and trauma to the brain, but he has lost his eye."

Bashar told SAFA: "With the injury, everything became difficult to me at the beginning, but  encouraging my friends and relatives raised my spirit. They encouraged me to do everything good."

 "There are people like me who were injured in Qalandia camp and continued their live, fought and arrived at whatever they wanted," he added.

He points out that the injury created a spirit of defiance and struggle to continue and overcome obstacles, and that Palestine is among the many examples who have excelled despite the Israeli practices.

Bashar aspires to study law and major in the legal profession, in order to help every oppressed person defend and restore his rights.