On October 16, 2023, Dr Khamis Elessi, our doctor friend in Gaza, wrote in The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious global health journals:
Under what system of law and morality does Israel have the right to target healthcare workers, civilians, and children, showing a tragic disregard for the humanity of Gazans?
…I am a doctor in Gaza and I want to survive for my family and for my patients. The need to intervene against these atrocities is beyond urgent.
Nearly 300 days later, as Israel was renewing yet another deadly
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