'Khan Younis looks like Stalingrad': British doctor in Gaza describes horror - and has message for world leaders
- On May 19, 2025, Israeli forces raided Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, issuing displacement orders and bombing the area.
- The operation targeted Ahmed Sarhan, a leader within the Popular Resistance Committees’ Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, with soldiers disguised as displaced civilians to carry out the raid.
- The operation killed over 60 Palestinians, mostly women and children, amid intense airstrikes and continued bombing of evacuation zones.
- Dr. Tomo Potokar described Gaza as a 'slaughterhouse' with severe malnutrition, scarce medical supplies, and hospitals operating under attack.
- Medical workers warn evacuations will overwhelm field hospitals, while aid remains blocked, leaving residents trapped with no safe refuge.
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“The Worst It’s Ever Been”: U.K. Surgeon in Gaza Warns Kids Are Bearing Brunt as Israel Widens Assault
We speak with Dr. Victoria Rose, a British plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been on three medical missions to Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the territory. She joins us from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where she’s been treating patients for over a week, and describes horrific injuries amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment, limited medical supplies and widespread malnutrition making it harder for people to heal. “Children are pa
Israel Expands Ethnic Cleansing Operations in Khan Younis
Palestinians carry their belongings following Israeli displacement orders for Khan Yunis on May 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP—On May 19, a wave of sorrow swept through the city of Khan Younis. Residents were awakened at 6:30 a.m. to the sounds of low-flying warplanes and explosions nearby. My younger brothers—Kareem, 18, and Salman, 14—had gone out a few minutes earlier to gather firewood to boil water for our …
British surgeon working in Gaza to ‘slaughterhouse’ as Israel intensifies its attacks
A British doctor working in Gaza has described it as a "slaughterhouse" as Israel intensifies its attacks on the enclave. Surgeon Tom Potokar compared the situation in Khan Younis to Stalingrad due to the "massive extent of destruction." "Because of the blockade, there's so little stuff getting in. There's no food getting in, so people are starving. There's very little medical supplies coming in," he added. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said…
Gaza, the Testimony From the Emergency Clinic: "Our Nurses Can't Get Out of the House. We Work Hard Under Bombs"
The heavy bombings of the Israeli army on Gaza of the night between 18 and 19 May also put at risk the work that Emergency doctors carry out in the Khan Younis area, south of the Strip. The same governorate in which our clinic is also located. The Nasser hospital tells the medical coordinator Giorgio Monti is closed because it is hit. Many other centers have remained closed for security issues. Even some of our nurses called to warn that they co…
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