Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors

Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors Submitted by Shoug Mukhaimar on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 12:24 With crossings closed and hospitals destroyed, medical training is at a standstill - and the specialists Gaza needs to rebuild may never exist A doctor checks a drip at the dialysis unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on 1 February 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled to flee. Amid the blinding chaos, Dr Ahmed spotted a young man who had been brought into the emergency department, entirely overlooked as everyone rushed to escape.