Iraqi boy to return home following eye operation

Iraqi boy to return home following eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), 10, from Iraq, who underwent surgery on his left eye in Japan, is encouraged by children at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 1. He will return to Iraq on July 7 after postoperative checks indicated he was making a steady recovery.

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