In the unforgiving winter cold in Gaza, just as hope for a ceasefire had started sprouting, my work as a volunteer doctor in the southern parts of the besieged coastal territory had seen me relocated yet again.
I found myself stationed at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, where tragedy once again became an uninvited guest.
On the morning of 27 December, we received the body of Ahmed al-Zaharna, 35, a fellow medical worker. Ahmed, a nurse devoted to saving lives, was found frozen to death in his tent in the Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis.
He had been working tirelessly between the Gaza European Hospital and a Red Cross field hospital, offering solace and aid to those ravaged by war…..more
