War surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah has returned to London after weeks of providing care for Palestinians in Gaza, including Al Ahli hospital and Al Shifa hospital.
He warns that the destruction of the infrastructure in Gaza is being used as a continuation of war.
“My fear is that after they’ve (Israel) destroys all of the infrastructure of life, the sewerage, the water, the sanitation, the health systems that the siege will then be used as a continuation of this war to clear Gaza of its population," he said.
He warns that the destruction of the infrastructure in Gaza is being used as a continuation of war.
“My fear is that after they’ve (Israel) destroys all of the infrastructure of life, the sewerage, the water, the sanitation, the health systems that the siege will then be used as a continuation of this war to clear Gaza of its population," he said.
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00:00 amount of blood and this great number of children who have been killed, if this goes unpunished,
00:07 the world that we are creating where the murder of 8,000 children will not elicit a war crime,
00:16 will bring an end to what we have known since the Second World War as international law.
00:24 The lives of these 8,000 children were taken away in under 40 days and those who have committed
00:31 these crimes have to be held accountable.
00:34 What are your fears in the next coming months? Obviously you have just gotten back from Gaza
00:41 or so, are you happy and safe, do you have any desire to go back again if things don't
00:47 get better in the next few months or so?
00:52 My fears is that the siege will, after they destroyed all of the infrastructure of life,
00:59 the sewage, the water, the desalination, the health system, that the siege will then be
01:06 used as a continuation of this war to clear Gaza of its population.