Rafah had, until then, served as the only entry and exit point for foreign aid workers into and out of Gaza. FAJR Scientific, the United States-based nonprofit organization that brought Kattan and 16 other physicians to Gaza, is now calling on the US government to help coordinate the team’s safe exit from Gaza. “Even in moments where we feel safe, the war is going on, and there’s the potential for violence to resume,” she says. Picking up a single vial of Propofol, she describes how the medics were able bring it in with them from the US. At least one other international medical mission is currently at the European Hospital, organized by the Palestine American Medical Association.

Source: CNN May 16, 2024 17:36 UTC