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Channel 4
4 days ago
- Health
- Channel 4
Israel-backed aid organisation denying attack in Gaza ‘nonsense' says surgeon
We spoke to Graeme Groom, a British surgeon currently working at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. He worked alongside Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, who today succumbed to his injuries from last week's air strike that killed nine of his ten children. We asked him what his understanding of the situation is, following the reported Israeli attacks on civilians near an aid distribution centre.
Channel 4
4 days ago
- Health
- Channel 4
Israel denying aid site attack in Gaza ‘nonsense' says surgeon
We spoke to Graeme Groom, a British surgeon currently working at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. He worked alongside Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, who today succumbed to his injuries from last week's air strike that killed nine of his ten children. We asked him what his understanding of the situation is, following the reported Israeli attacks on civilians near an aid distribution centre.
Scottish Sun
24-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Nine children of a doctor among 79 people killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
Israel's military said it blitzed suspects operating from a building near the hospital and hit 100 targets in all GAZA STRIKE Nine children of a doctor among 79 people killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza NINE children of a doctor were among 79 people to die in an Israeli air strike. Dr Alaa al-Najjar's only surviving youngster — an 11-year-old lad — was last night fighting for life along with his dad in Gaza. Advertisement 3 British surgeon Graeme Groom operated on the doctor's surviving lad, Adam, who is in a critical condition Credit: Getty 3 Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Credit: Getty 3 An explosion near the Israel-Gaza border Credit: Reuters She was at a hospital treating victims of other Israeli attacks when the strike turned her nearby home into an inferno. The paediatric department head ran to the blazing rubble of her home to find that her nine children — aged from seven months to 12 — had been killed. British surgeon Graeme Groom operated on her surviving lad, Adam, who is in a critical condition. Dr al-Najjar's husband, Hamdi, also a doctor, suffered a serious head wound in Friday's strike in the city of Khan Younis. Advertisement Mr Groom said it was 'unbearably cruel' that a mother who spent years caring for children should lose almost all her own in one strike. He added: 'Our little boy could survive but we don't know about his father.' Israel's military said it blitzed suspects operating from a building near the hospital and hit 100 targets in all.
The Irish Sun
24-05-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Nine children of a doctor among 79 people killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
NINE children of a doctor were among 79 people to die in an Israeli air strike. Dr Alaa al-Najjar's only surviving youngster — an 11-year-old lad — was last night fighting for life along with his dad in Gaza. Advertisement 3 British surgeon Graeme Groom operated on the doctor's surviving lad, Adam, who is in a critical condition Credit: Getty 3 Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Credit: Getty 3 An explosion near the Israel-Gaza border Credit: Reuters She was at a hospital treating victims of other Israeli attacks when the strike turned her nearby home into an inferno. The paediatric department head ran to the blazing rubble of her home to find that her nine children — aged from seven months to 12 — had been killed. British surgeon Graeme Groom operated on her surviving lad, Adam, who is in a critical condition. Dr al-Najjar's husband, Hamdi, also a doctor, suffered a serious head wound in Friday's strike in the city of Advertisement READ MORE WORLD NEWS Mr Groom said it was 'unbearably cruel' that a mother who spent years caring for children should lose almost all her own in one strike. He added: 'Our little boy could survive but we don't know about his father.' Israel's military said it blitzed suspects operating from a building near the hospital and hit 100 targets in all. Israeli military says it began extensive ground operations in northern and southern Gaza
The Sun
24-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Nine children of a doctor among 79 people killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
NINE children of a doctor were among 79 people to die in an Israeli air strike. Dr Alaa al-Najjar's only surviving youngster — an 11-year-old lad — was last night fighting for life along with his dad in Gaza. 3 3 3 She was at a hospital treating victims of other Israeli attacks when the strike turned her nearby home into an inferno. The paediatric department head ran to the blazing rubble of her home to find that her nine children — aged from seven months to 12 — had been killed. British surgeon Graeme Groom operated on her surviving lad, Adam, who is in a critical condition. Dr al-Najjar's husband, Hamdi, also a doctor, suffered a serious head wound in Friday's strike in the city of Khan Younis. Mr Groom said it was 'unbearably cruel' that a mother who spent years caring for children should lose almost all her own in one strike. He added: 'Our little boy could survive but we don't know about his father.' Israel's military said it blitzed suspects operating from a building near the hospital and hit 100 targets in all.
