The destruction of Gaza is evident. The death toll is reported at over 34,000 people. But Dr. Mohammad Subeh says those stats don't capture the reality on the ground.
"It was not uncommon to see dead children," said Dr. Mohammed Subeh.South Bay Dr. Mohammed Subeh recently returned from a five-week medical mission to Rafah. He spoke about his first-hand experience.As U.S. and Arab leaders continue ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel, the threat of a ground invasion looms over Rafah, a city in southern Gaza.
"What that means for a child who just lost their entire family in the bombing, and who is the only surviving family member, who has also lost a limb. And what does that mean for him, physically speaking and mentality speaking?" Subeh said. "You don't know if you are going to have antibiotics. Definitely didn't have anesthetics. We just had ketamine, which is a dissociative medicine, that disassociates your mind from your body. And were doing major surgeries, opening chests, abdomens, resectioning intestines," said Subeh, who lives in the South Bay and works at two South Bay hospitals.
"Not once did I see a combatant," Subeh said. "You think of a soldier fighting another soldier, and there in crossfire and civilians, unfortunately, are hit by the crossfire. All of my patients were civilians that came to me, shot deliberately.""Our field hospital that we set up was in Rafah, in the safe zone. Despite that, we were experiencing missiles as close as a block or two away. In these deconflicted zones, which should be protected," Subeh said.
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