After months of Israel banning psychiatrists, Dr. Ammar al-Attar was allowed into Gaza on 20 April where he helped launch an online therapy clinic primarily aimed at helping people experiencing trauma and shock during the ongoing genocide.
In-person follow-up sessions were also offered to those you signed up online.
“I was surprised by the warm reception at the crossing and the hope Gazans have. For a moment, I forgot that I’m among people who have been at war for a long time,” al-Attar said, referring to Gaza’s Rafah crossing and his three weeks working in the enclave.
He led a group of 11 Jordanian doctors who, as he described them, are highly experienced in various specialties and have a strong sense of loyalty to their Arab brothers and sisters in occupied Palestine.
Mental health professionals in Gaza have long argued for a better system to provide medicines to their patients. …..more
