Peace efforts by Arab leaders threatened by Israeli attacks on Gaza: Top German diplomat
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says ahead of her trip to Lebanon that “the resumption of fighting … jeopardises the positive efforts of the Arab states, which together want to pursue a peaceful path for Gaza, free from Hamas”.
She said in a statement that “all sides” in the conflict should “show restraint, respect humanitarian law and return to talks”.
Australian doctor recounts harrowing experience treating victims of Gaza bombing
Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa, who is volunteering at a Gaza hospital, has recounted the distressing experience of treating the latest victims of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
In a video shared on social media and authenticated by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency, Dr Mustafa tells of the terrible injuries suffered by victims of Israel’s wave of attacks on Gaza early on Tuesday morning, which killed more than 400 people and left many hundreds injured.
“We’ve run out of all painkillers. We can’t sedate anyone. We can’t give them any analgesia,” Mustafa says in the video shared on Instagram, recorded after working throughout the night.
“There are seven girls getting their legs amputated – no anaesthesia,” he said, adding, “The bombing is still going on. The room is still shaking.”
“It was just mostly women and children, burnt from head to toe with limbs missing, heads missing,” he said.
Anyone seriously injured in Gaza ‘doomed to die’: Field hospitals director
Marwan al-Hams, director of field hospitals at Gaza’s Health Ministry, has spoken with Al Jazeera Arabic about the grim healthcare available in Gaza, where hundreds of newly injured people have flooded to hospitals in recent days.
“Anyone who sustains a serious injury in the Gaza Strip is doomed to die due to the lack of resources,” said al-Hams.
For 18 days, as we’ve reported, Israeli forces have blocked all aid from entering Gaza, including food and basic medical supplies.
Israel also recently shut off electricity to a key water desalination plant that many Palestinians relied on, making drinking water even more scarce. The water shortage, al-Hams said, poses “a particular danger to kidney patients”.
He accused Israel of carrying out an “act of revenge” by attempting to “halt medical services completely” in the Strip.
