GAZA – British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose, currently serving at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, has issued a powerful appeal to the international community, saying that the children who could have been saved are dying due to a dire shortage of medical supplies and resources.
In an emotional interview with a British news organization, Dr Rose described the horrific conditions inside the war-torn enclave, saying her voice trembled with sorrow and anger.
“There is death all around in Gaza,” she said. “We look to the right, we look to the left — children are dying everywhere. Most of them could have been saved if they had received timely treatment.”
Dr Rose shared a deeply moving account of losing a four-year-old child just two nights earlier to a common bacterial infection. “This would never happen in the UK. There, I have access to every test and facility. But here, we have nothing. Our blood bank is destroyed. There are no medicines, no equipment — nothing at all.”
Victoria Rose is a British surgeon currently working in Nasser Hospital in Gaza.
She told Channel 4 News that today’s delivery of food aid via nine trucks was a mere drop in the ocean and explained the impact of malnutrition on children she was seeing. pic.twitter.com/BFWi6a6TKd
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Appealing to the global conscience, she urged that political differences must be set aside in the face of a humanitarian catastrophe.
“The crisis in Gaza is not just political; it is a human tragedy. Immediate aid is needed to save lives. We desperately need food, medicine, and medical facilities to keep these children alive. These are human beings — not political statistics.”
Her statement comes amid a stark warning from the United Nations, which has said that 14,000 children in Gaza are at risk of death if aid does not reach the region within the next 48 hours. The UN blamed Israel’s 80-day blockade of humanitarian assistance for pushing Gaza to the brink of collapse.
The reports suggested that only five UN aid trucks carrying baby formula and essential supplies were allowed entry into Gaza on Monday.
However, Israeli forces halted their progress beyond the entry point, leaving the aid stuck at the border and inaccessible to those in urgent need.
In a related development, the UK government has strongly criticised Israel over the continued blockade of humanitarian aid and suspended talks on a proposed free trade agreement with Tel Aviv.
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