Doctor Just Back from Gaza: The Health System Has Totally Collapsed Due to Israel's Genocidal War
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Published 2024-06-11
More than eight months into Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, the territory's healthcare system is barely functioning, with the World Health Organization reporting this week that there have been 464 Israeli attacks on Gaza's healthcare system since October 7, affecting 101 health facilities. Gaza's Health Ministry warns that the few remaining hospitals still partially functioning could completely shut down due to Israel's near-total blockade of the territory, which is keeping out parts needed to maintain hospital diesel generators, as well as crucial medical supplies. Over 37,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, and nearly 85,000 Palestinians have been wounded. "The situation in Gaza … remains catastrophic," says Dr. James Smith, an emergency medical doctor just back from Gaza, where he treated patients for nearly two months. "There are no fully functional hospitals any longer in Gaza and no health facilities that are able to absorb the sheer scale of need now."
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Israel claims to hate antisemitism, yet they are doing everything possible to promote it.
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I'm Austrian. I do not understand our government. And I don't understand Germany too!
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Doctor James Smith thankyou Sir, for helping the Pallastinians you are a real Hero. God bless you and family and all Doctors in The State of Palestine. 🇮🇪🇿🇦🇪🇸🇳🇴🇹🇷🍀🇮🇪🍉🇵🇸🙏🌈🕊️
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Poor children!! Totally innocent!😢 Free Palestine now!!!!!!!
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No more money or weapons to Israel
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Stop the genocide
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Netenyahu & his admin belong in prison.
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Shame on Israeli Government.
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Shame on America shame on European countries shame on Arab leadrs
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I will never forgive Israel for what it has done to the poor Palestinian people 🇵🇸🙏❤️from England
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Sickening how the once described 'Holy Land' has become an 'abomination of desolation.' Sacrificing so many innocents, especially children, to their idols of greed - luxury waterside apartments and the rest.
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One of the most heartbreaking interviews I have watched on the genocide in Gaza. The conditions in Gaza were brilliantly and eloquently expressed by Dr Smith. Thank you for your role in saving the lives of Palestinians 🙏
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“Israel” asked Palestine: “Palestine, why do the Western governments love me but hate you?” Palestine responded: “Because you are a beautiful lie and I am a painful truth.”
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Harrowing testimony. Another one. I wish they would get through to the people in power, because, quite frankly, this is maddening.
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🙏🏽🙏🏽Praying for Gaza, this is "GENOCIDE". These people are suffering and dying. 😢. Israel have you forgotten how you were slaughtered and gassed🤔. The world will never forget this.🙏🏽🙏🏽
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That's one of the most vile things I've heard... starving people, then waving expensive healthy food in front of them, knowing they can't afford it.
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It is simply unimaginable a territory that one cannot leave, that has no airport, no port, has nothing. No free decions, it's really a prison and Israel decides for good or bad. Just horrible
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Thank you Doctor for your great service to humanity and standing with the oppressed Falastinian ❤
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my tears kept fallen after heard this news...what've they done!😭😭😭🇵🇸💓
