Surgeon who worked in Gaza wins New Jersey Democratic race

Surgeon who worked in Gaza wins New Jersey Democratic race Adam Hamawy, a surgeon who volunteered at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza during 2024, has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. Hamawy drew attention during the war in Gaza after reportedly refusing to leave behind colleagues and patients when Israeli forces ordered evacuations around the hospital. In a joint statement, the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Policy Project and Justice Democrats said voters were attracted to Hamawy because he had witnessed conditions in Gaza firsthand while treating Palestinian patients during the conflict.