Six-year-old Palestinian eye cancer patient - in pictures


  • Adam Abu Al Rob, a six-year-old Palestinian eye cancer patient, receives a kiss from his mother Sabah at home in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank. All photos AFP
    Adam Abu Al Rob, a six-year-old Palestinian eye cancer patient, receives a kiss from his mother Sabah at home in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank. All photos AFP
  • Adam Abu Al Rob, who lost his left eye to cancer, holds a rabbit by its ears.
    Adam Abu Al Rob, who lost his left eye to cancer, holds a rabbit by its ears.
  • Adam Abu Al Rob gives a thumbs-up gesture as he sits on a bed at his home in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
    Adam Abu Al Rob gives a thumbs-up gesture as he sits on a bed at his home in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
  • Adam's mother Sabah helps him to insert his prosthetic eye.
    Adam's mother Sabah helps him to insert his prosthetic eye.
  • Sabah washes Adam's prosthetic eye under tap.
    Sabah washes Adam's prosthetic eye under tap.
  • Adam Abu Al Rob is helped to dress up by his mother Sabah at their home in Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
    Adam Abu Al Rob is helped to dress up by his mother Sabah at their home in Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
  • Adam Abu Al Rob stands on the roof of his house in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
    Adam Abu Al Rob stands on the roof of his house in the village of Jalbun in the occupied West Bank
  • Adam Abu Al Rob and his father Mamoun travel in a vehicle driven by an Israeli NGO volunteer to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv
    Adam Abu Al Rob and his father Mamoun travel in a vehicle driven by an Israeli NGO volunteer to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv
  • Mamoun Abu Al Rob carries his son Adam while on their way from the Palestinian village of Jalbun to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv
    Mamoun Abu Al Rob carries his son Adam while on their way from the Palestinian village of Jalbun to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv
  • Adam Abu Al Rob and his father Mamoun are met by Israeli NGO volunteer Yael Noy at the Rehan checkpoint as they travel to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv.
    Adam Abu Al Rob and his father Mamoun are met by Israeli NGO volunteer Yael Noy at the Rehan checkpoint as they travel to Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv.