The health system in Gaza city is facing unprecedented pressure following attacks by Israeli forces, with hospitals receiving a significant influx of patients with severe injuries. A Palestinian doctor at Al-Ahli Baptist hospital reported receiving dozens of patients transferred from Shifa hospital after it was stormed by the Israeli army. The situation has led to a dramatic increase in pediatric amputees, with the UN estimating that 1000 children in Gaza have become amputees since the conflict began in October, described by @GhassanAbuSitt1 as the biggest cohort of pediatric amputees in history. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, highlighted the systematic destruction of Gaza's health system by Israeli forces, noting that half of the wounded are children. Hospitals such as Al Shifa remain besieged for the 10th day, while health workers and wounded patients were forced to evacuate Al Amal Hospital. The European Gaza Hospital is described as facing conditions that are 'unimaginable' and 'beyond comprehension'.
🔴 Gaza conflict is creating a traumatised generation of child amputees, warn medics https://t.co/qkxzVBwgC7
'The Israeli's have systematically destroyed the health system'. Plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah talks about the long-term health effects on children in Gaza. "Half of the wounded in Gaza are children", he adds. https://t.co/4iUo4Yk1KL 📺Sky 501 https://t.co/mCUwLEHG2x
#Gaza's health system is in tatters: ❗Al Shifa Hospital remains besieged for the 10th day. ❗The Israeli military forced health workers and wounded patients to evacuate Al Amal Hospital. ❗Situation at the European Gaza Hospital is “unimaginable” and “beyond comprehension” ⬇️
The UN estimates that 1000 children in Gaza have become amputees since the conflict began in October. “This is the biggest cohort of paediatric amputees in history,” says @GhassanAbuSitt1. https://t.co/WjUAopfJii https://t.co/LJgRzjhMun
A doctor in Gaza highlights the severe injuries they treat among civilians as a result of attacks by Israeli forces on Gaza. https://t.co/epZksuTP7I
This is what a Palestinian doctor, working at Al-Ahli Baptist hospital in Gaza city, had to say about the pressure they are going through after receiving dozens of patients from Shifa hospital, which was stormed by Israeli army several days go, https://t.co/KkDa8kPLm8