#Palestine /
Two American doctors who volunteered in Gaza hospitals report devastating conditions:
Dr. Sidhwa: "All the population in Gaza is homeless... everything the US and Israel are doing seems designed specifically to harm residents' health"
Hospitals have "dying children areas" where children who cannot be saved due to resource limitations are sent to die
Dr. Perlmutter: "We skipped over injured children knowing they could be saved if we were in the US"
Widespread starvation with "muscles thinned from protein deficiency" and "a can of tuna costs a week's wages"
16-year-old patient killed by Israeli drone strike inside hospital after surviving surgery
Doctors forced to perform surgeries without anesthesia, pain medication or antibiotics, with "patients screaming day and night"
Despite extensive experience in disaster zones (9/11, Haiti, Ukraine), both doctors say Gaza's situation is incomparable to any disaster they've witnessed in decades
Warning: The article contains graphic descriptions of injured and deceased individuals, including children. The doctors interviewed documented numerous disturbing images. They also note these images were too graphic to be published in the original article.
[...] Sidhwa declares that he has no fondness for Hamas members, but emphasizes that according to international law, once a person, even if they are a military leader, is in a hospital — they cease to be a target. "This is the oldest clause in international humanitarian law. Netanyahu recently underwent surgery at Hadassah. Everyone agrees that he is managing the war, would it be acceptable for Hamas to bomb the hospital?" he asks. On that same day, reports began to circulate about the disappearance of 15 medical and civilian rescue personnel in Rafah. Five days later, as Sidhwa and Perlmutter were preparing to leave Gaza, their bodies were found in a mass grave.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazine/2025-04-11/ty-article-magazine/.premium/00000196-1e9d-d710-a1bf-beff60070000 or https://archive.ph/Ultyg
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