An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike.
An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war with Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned.Doctors perform surgery on a patient at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, Sunday, March 17, 2024. An international team of doctors has been working the past two weeks at the facility amid shortages of supplies.
These gut-wrenching casualties were described to The Associated Press by Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive-care doctor from Jordan, following a 10-hour overnight shift at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah. “I spend most of my time here resuscitating children,” Haj-Hassan said after a recent shift. “What does that tell you about every other hospital in the Gaza Strip?”
Mustafa Abu Qassim, a nurse from Jordan who was part of the visiting team, said he was shocked by the overcrowding. FILE - Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 8, 2024. and trying to ensure some safety for them. Many bring their children with them to the hospital to keep them close, Abu Qassim said.Thousands of people driven from their homes by the war are also living in the hospital grounds, hoping it will be safe.
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