My day as a doctor at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital | Close Up

Correction: Ahmed Hijazi says 70,000 Palestinians are sheltering in the vicinity of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, not 7,000 as the subtitle states. “Everyday we say today was the worst ever, then the next day turns out even worse” says Sara Al Saqqa, a young surgeon at al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility. The al-Shifa hospital is overflowing with both the living and the dead so Sara rushes from one patient to the next. “We treat patients on the floor, on stretches or in hallways. There aren’t enough operating or recovery rooms and people have died because we have no place to put them up for treatment.” she adds. In nearly one month of Israel’s deadliest assault on Gaza, at least 10,000 Palestinians have been killed, including 4880 children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The morgue at al-Shifa has reached maximum capacity and outside the main building, a tent has been set up to store the bodies. “Yesterday, they were placed in refrigerators used to store frozen chicken,” says Ahmed Hijazi, a Palestinian content creator. “Can you imagine How tragic this is?” he adds. Watch our latest Close Up episode, Horror at Gaza Hospital, to get a glimpse of the harrowing scenes people inside Gaza’s largest hospital are witnessing and the lengths this surgeon and video creator go to save lives and record history. Credits A film by: Tierney Bonini and Real Gaza Productions Cinematographer: Real Gaza Productions Editors: Antonia Perello & Catherine Hallinan Assistant Editor: Ahmad Samara Sound Editor & Mixer: Linus Bergman Senior Editor: Donald Cameron Executive Producer: Tierney Bonini Subscribe to our channel Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: #Gaza #WarOnGaza #GazaWar #GazaHospitals #GazaUnderAttack #CloseUp