British-Palestinian surgeon on facing 'tsunami' of dead and wounded in Gaza
[France24 Middle-East] - 01/16/2025
A British-Palestinian surgeon who was in Gaza at the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has spoken of his hope that the ceasefire deal will mean the Palestinian people can begin to rebuild their lives. Ghassan Abu-Sittah worked for a month and a half in the Gaza Strip (…)
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