London – Saba:
A British doctor working in the Gaza Strip said she faces a daily influx of children arriving at the hospital with amputated limbs.
British doctor Victoria Rose told The Sunday Times: "First there's the six-year-old girl whose left cheek and shoulder were amputated, then the two-year-old girl, the baby, the three-year-old orphan boy, the four-year-old boy, and the 11-year-old boy who lost all nine of his siblings."
The 53-year-old doctor added: "We always start with the children. Most of those on my list are injured by explosions that have injured young children, including amputated arms, legs, and hands," according to the Palestinian news agency Safa.
She continued, "It makes me feel very angry, but I can't stop thinking about them or stop working."
Rose noted that on most days, she works 14 hours a day until 11:00 PM, after which she tries to get some rest in the women's dormitory behind the intensive care unit. The Israeli bombing usually begins at 4:00 AM.
The British doctor noted that despite the long hours and exhaustion, she tries to continue her work by maintaining a video diary on Instagram to show people abroad, knowing that Israel does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza, and that doctors like her play an important role as "the eyes and ears of the outside world."
With American and European support, the Israeli enemy army has been committing genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in the deaths of 54,470 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom are children and women, and the injury of 124,693 others. To date, the death toll is incomplete, with thousands of victims still buried under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulance and rescue crews.
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