We were at the doctors’ residences when we heard the explosions and shelling. It was Saturday, 9 June, and along with the other doctors I ran to the yard of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital without knowing what had happened, what we were about to face.
Since October, I have been volunteering as a doctor to respond to the atrocities inflicted by Israel on Gaza. And this past Saturday was among the worst days I have witnessed.
The Israeli military had attacked Nuseirat refugee camp, martyring at least 274 Palestinians and injuring nearly 700.
Nuseirat is just north of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which is located in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, and when we arrived at the hospital, we did not yet know the extent of the massacre, just that we were about to be overwhelmed.
We were surrounded by gunfire and explosions. I thought it was the end. ….more
