DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA - AUGUST 9: Bodies of Palestinians, who lost their lifes following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp, are brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on August 9, 2024. ( Ashraf Amra - Anadolu Agency )
By Anadolu Agency
Aug 12, 2024 1:40 PM
Pascal Andre, who returned to France after working in Gaza, told Anadolu that he treated the wounded at the European Hospital in Khan Younis between Feb. 8 and Feb. 22.
“As health care professionals, we witnessed genocidal intent,” said Andre, adding that they had faced difficulty reaching the European Hospital and waited four months.
DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA – AUGUST 9: Relatives of Palestinians, who lost their lifes following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp, mourn as the bodies are brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on August 9, 2024. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA – JULY 27: A view of the ambulances arriving at the school site to pick up the injured after Israeli attack on field hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on July 27, 2024. 31 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in the shelling of the field hospital in Haditha School. ( Anas Zeyad Fteha – Anadolu Agency )DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA – JULY 22: Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for medical treatment after the Israeli attacks on the central part of Gaza in Deir al Balah, Gaza on July 22, 2024. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA – JULY 16: A Palestinian child cries after Israeli fighter jets hit United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school, killing and injuring many in Nuseirat refugee camp of Deir al-Balah, Gaza on July 16, 2024. ( Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency )
Andre said two of his French colleagues, who went to the field and worked as doctors in war zones, said they had never witnessed such wounds before.
“(My colleagues) have never seen a war zone where civilians are targeted so much, where there is no escape,” he said.
He applauded the Gazan health personnel for continuing to work despite the fear of what would happen to their families during the bombardments.
“There are people there definitely with incredible courage. They are all civilians,” he said.