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Surgery without anaesthetic: a Gaza hospital on the brink

Nasser’s overwhelmed doctors are struggling with a shortage of basic medical supplies and fuel

Injured in an Israeli strike, Omar Ahmed’s treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, is the story of a medical system close to collapse.

During his five days on the ward, he has never had a moment without pain. His burns were cleaned without anaesthetic and he was left to recover with painkillers that “are not strong enough”.

The overcrowded room that Ahmed, 25, shares with five other serious burns victims experiences power cuts for long periods of the day. Without cooling, the heat made him sweat, which he said inflamed his wounds.

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