“Dead on Arrival”: Doctors Back from Gaza Describe Horrific Hospital Scenes, Decimated Health System
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Publicado 2024-05-03
Nearly seven months of constant bombardment, siege and obstruction of aid deliveries have annihilated the healthcare system in Gaza. Last week, the Palestinian Health Ministry said that around 600,000 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip no longer have access to any kind of healthcare. The World Health Organization has said that Israel is “systematically dismantling” the health system in Gaza. Only 11 hospitals out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially functioning. At both of Gaza’s largest hospitals, Al-Shifa and Nasser, Palestinians found hundreds of bodies buried in mass graves after Israel raided and destroyed the facilities. Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Ismail Mehr and Dr. Azeem Elahi just after they volunteered at the largest hospital still operating in Gaza, the European Hospital in Khan Younis. “The healthcare system has been always in a noose, and that noose tightens at times when there’s conflict,” says Mehr. “Right now that noose has completely just hung the healthcare system.”
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“THERE IS NO GREATER EVIL THAN THOSE WHO WILLINGLY HURT INNOCENT CHILDREN." - ALEESHA POE
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Respect to all these help care workers who face danger everyday to uphold humanity
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I want to express my appreciation to all doctors who are willingly volunteering to help innocent Palestinians patients. You all decided to stay, putting your lives at risk. You all are truly courageous. Thank you for your ALL you do. ❤
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Look at those beautiful kids ❤️🩹 prayers for your safety
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Thankyou Drs. for your Humanitarian Work, and Risk to your Lives to help save others. You are so appreciated and will never be forgotten.❤🎉
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This is beyond evil 😢
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Sorry to the Palestinians. I did not know how bad they've been treated. The media brainwashed the world and me.
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I am so ashamed of my government : support from France.
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Greetings from Yemen 🇾🇪 to Palestine 🇵🇸 and to all free people in the world.
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So heartbreaking, I'm crying now seeing those little children. How can anyone not be moved, thanks to all who have volunteered and witnessed this horror
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Your coverage and work are so appreciated Thank you !!!! FREE Palestine 🇵🇸 please 🙏🏿
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Democracy Now, as depressing as everything currently is, your videos really give me the tiniest bit of hope that sanity can prevail sometimes.
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Heroes in every sense, endless thanks for your humanity!
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I attended a presentation from Dr. Mehr after the 2009 war. Horrible to think it's even worse 15 years later.
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Our government needs to seriously pay attention to the reports coming from the doctors.
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❤❤Dr Ismail Mehr❤❤ Birmingham UK. Bless you.
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Innocent children 😢😢
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Children are so innocent 😢
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Dear god where are you? Please stop this madness.
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Thank for sharing your experiance in Gaza its very important for people to know the truth. And Thank You for taking care of those people you helped❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
