Carol Zeghayer gripped her IV as she hurried down the brightly lit hallway of Beirut’s children’s cancer center. The 9-year-old’s face brightened when she spotted her playmates from the oncology ward. Diagnosed with cancer just months before the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel erupted in October 2023, Zeghayer relies on weekly trips to the centre in the Lebanese capital for treatment. (AP video shot by Lujain Jo)
Before ceasefire deal, childhood cancer patients in Lebanon battled disease while under fire
Carol Zeghayer gripped her IV as she hurried down the brightly lit hallway of Beirut’s children’s cancer center. The 9-year-old’s face brightened when she spotted her playmates from the oncology ward. Diagnosed with cancer just months before the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel erupted in October 2023, Zeghayer relies on weekly trips to the centre in the Lebanese capital for treatment. (AP video shot by Lujain Jo)