Caring for the severely injured after deadly escalation in Gaza

MSF
Aug 19, 2022

Caring for the severely injured after deadly escalation in Gaza


Sakhar was asleep when a bomb hit his family home in Gaza City, Palestine. When he awoke he knew exactly what was happening. That was before he lost consciousness and was transported to the hospital, where he came to, and realised that once again, he and his family had survived.

Sitting in a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Gaza clinic on 10 August, five days after the bombing and two days after a ceasefire was announced, Sakhar swipes through photos on his phone, sent by his neighbours. They show him and his brothers unconscious on the ground, faces covered in blood and dust. He marvels at the fact that here they are, still alive.