Gaza doctors

Doctors in Gaza are struggling to give patients timely diagnoses, with long waits forcing medics into difficult decisions over who receives care first. The collapse of medical infrastructure and limited access to diagnostic equipment mean many patients are left waiting for answers while their conditions worsen, adding to the humanitarian strain in the territory.

An essay by a writer named Kathy on the Substack newsletter Manufacture Dissent is circulating in pro-Palestinian online communities. It quotes a doctor identified as Dr. Ahmed describing the children she treated in Gaza, the wounds she saw and the patients she held in her hands. The piece is being shared across Mastodon groups, Lemmy forums and hashtags devoted to Palestine, Iran and Iraq as part of ongoing coverage of the war's toll on children.