Eyewitness testimonies: What doctors saw in Gaza | DW News

Since the start of the war in Gaza, 31 out of 36 hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, some multiple times, according to the European Commission. We collected the testimonies of 9 doctors and healthcare professionals who were there as it happened. Some are still there now. Many of them have worked in several conflict zones before, but they say nothing prepared them for what they saw in Gaza.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:41 An Unprecedented Conflict
03:00 Challenges of Accessing Gaza
05:15 Scale of the Destruction
09:33 Critical Medicine Shortages
15:00 Projected Future Deaths
20:52 Healthcare Workers Under Attack
27:15 Hospitals as Targets
31:43 International Community's Responsibility
35:02 Conclusion

Video by Chris Caurla
Translation and additional reporting by Ahlam Idries

Special thanks to all the people who shared their testimony in this video:
Thaer Ahmad, Ahmad Yousaf, Akihiro Seita, Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Musallam M. Abukhalil, Hussam Abu Safiya, Rana Sobh, Christine Bartulec, Atef Mohammed Al-Hout.

Special thanks to Ben Schamisso of MedGlobal, Hisham Mhanna of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Juliette Touma of UNRWA, and Tessa Pope of Medical Aid for Palestinians for helping connect with doctors on the ground and sharing additional testimonies.