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Gaza: US doctor condemns “shocking murder” of fellow surgeon in Israeli attack on hospital
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Six people, including a surgeon featured in a documentary on American doctors in Gaza, have been killed in an Israeli attack on a hospital. Rizk Abu Shaaira, a Palestinian surgeon, was killed when the surgical department at Nasser Hospital was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the early hours of Thursday 12 November. Abu Shaaira’s colleague and friend, US doctor Feroze Sidhwa, called it a “shocking murder.”media-1vid1Video
Six people, including a surgeon featured in a documentary on American doctors in Gaza, have been killed in an Israeli attack on a hospital.Rizk Abu Shaaira, a Palestinian surgeon, was killed when the surgical department at Nasser Hospital was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the early hours of Thursday 12 November.Abu Shaaira’s colleague and friend, US doctor Feroze Sidhwa, called it a “shocking murder.”media-1vid1Video 1Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital, Gaza, November 2026bmj-2026-101452-vid1Five other people, patients and their companions, were also killed, while at least 27 patients and surgeons were injured.1Three missiles reportedly hit Nasser Hospital just after midnight. Two caused extensive damage to intensive care wards and the surgical department, while one failed to explode and remained inside the building.2Israel’s military, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), claimed responsibility for the hospital attack, posting on X: “The Commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade, Muhammad Abu Ismail, and additional terrorists hiding...