Sami’s Pain is the Pain of Every Child in Gaza: A Doctor’s Testimony

By Dr. Mimi Syed

Though he was alive, I could not help but feel an intense feeling of anger. This vibrant little boy was maimed for life.

On December 14, 2024, in the afternoon, I was working in the emergency room at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah. During a mass casualty incident that day, we had dozens of patients arrive after an air raid on a refugee camp nearby.

One of those…