Paul Ley, a bone doctor at the European hospital in Khan Younis, told the media that it’s really busy and they can’t take any more patients, but they keep coming.
He says: “We are getting new patients from the northern part of Gaza, and also from the fighting that is happening nearby. ”
The army of Israel is still doing missions on the ground in the south of Gaza, where the hospital is.
We have too many people on the list for surgery, and it’s too much for us to handle. The hospital is crowded with people who have been forced to leave their homes. There are about 6,000 to 7,000 people in the hallways and outside the hospital. Ley is there with the Red Cross surgical team to help.
“It’s really tiring, both for the body and mind. Local staff are being attacked in their homes. I’m working with surgeons who had to leave the north, and now they’re living in tents with other refugees. ”
“We don’t have enough anaesthetics and painkillers, so we have to lower our safety standards. ”
“We are still at the hospital and the Israelis know we are here, but some shrapnel has hit the hospital. ” Their way of letting us know about the fighting has been effective. We can’t see it, but we can hear it.
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Khan Younis surgeon: ‘We are at capacity to receive no more patients, but they keep coming’
