Gaza's doctors refuse to abandon patients as Israel pounds hospitals

Doctors in northern Gaza are sounding the alarm about a humanitarian "catastrophe" as Israel continues its ferocious air strikes and siege on the coastal enclave for a third week. 

Since Israel cut off all electricity, fuel and water to Gaza on 9 October, hospitals have been overwhelmed, with a lack of life-saving resources and a high volume of critically wounded patients. 

Patients who have been wounded in air strikes, pregnant women, children and people with kidney failure are some of the worst affected. The hospitals that are still working are running on generators, which health officials say won't last long. 

The most traumatising situation faced by Amr and his colleagues is the fact that they have to prioritise some cases over others.

"We are left in a situation where we have to make the difficult decision to risk the life of one patient in order to save the life of another," he told MEE.

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