Shifa Hospital

A young surgeon tries to save lives at a crippled Gaza hospital

Without painkillers, patients moan while lying on metal beds lining the corridors
“It is so bad, no one can imagine,” said Salha, a 27-year-old neurosurgeon who, like countless doctors in Gaza, trained at Shifa after medical school and hopes to end his career there

By AP · 06 August 2025