About a third of all casualties admitted to Nasser hospital were under 14, as Israeli airstrikes broke fragile ceasefireEarly on Tuesday morning, within minutes of the wave of Israeli airstrikes that broke the fragile two-month ceasefire which had brought some respite to Gaza, the emergency room of al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah was full.“At no point were there less than 65 people in ER, all with open wounds, mainly women and children The floor was awash with blood,” said Mark Perlmutter, a US-based volunteer orthopaedic surgeon working at the hospital that morning. Continue reading...
Following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overwhelmed hospitals with casualties, including many children. Medical facilities are understaffed, undersupplied, and struggling to cope with the influx of patients. Attacks are expected to intensify until Hamas releases hostages and cedes control of Gaza.
