American and international doctors trapped in besieged enclave since Israel's siege of Rafah crossing have been evacuated but some choose to stay back to treat endless waves of civilian casualties from Israel's seven-month war.
American and international doctors trapped in besieged enclave since Israel's siege of Rafah crossing have been evacuated but some choose to stay back to treat endless waves of civilian casualties from Israel's seven-month war.Monica Johnston RN, a burn and wound care nurse from Portland Oregon with the PAMA Palestinian American Medical Association, monitors a patient who sustained major burns on May 8, 2024, Khan Younis, Gaza.
On Friday, days after the teams were supposed to leave, talks between US and Israeli authorities yielded results and some of the doctors were able to get out of Gaza. However, at least 14, including three Americans, chose to stay, according to one of the organisations, the Palestinian American Medical Association.
The 14 doctors with the Palestinian American Medical Association who stayed behind include American Adam Hamawy. US Senator Tammy Duckworth credits Hamawy with saving her life when, as a military helicopter pilot in Iraq in 2004, she was hit by an RPG, causing injuries that cost her her legs. The World Health Organisation said the UN, which coordinates visits of volunteer teams, is in talks with Israel to resume moving humanitarian workers in and out of Gaza. The Israeli military said it had no comment.
As a result, the foreign volunteers are stretched between medical emergencies and other duties, such as trying to find patients inside the hospital. There is no staff to log where incoming wounded are placed. Medicines that the teams brought with them are running out.Thousands of Palestinians are sheltering in the hospital. Outside, sewage overflows in the streets, and drinking water is brackish or polluted, spreading disease.
Tahir said when the Rafah invasion began, Palestinian colleagues at the hospital nervously asked if the volunteers would leave.
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