Gaza Doctors Endure Starvation, Fatigue While Saving Lives
(MENAFN) Inside Gaza City's Eye Hospital, the primary center for eye surgeries, the steady beeping of monitors and medical machines accompanies the frantic efforts of doctors working under extreme strain to treat the wounded.
The healthcare staff show visible signs of exhaustion, a direct consequence of Israel’s ongoing blockade and systematic starvation policy targeting Gaza—a campaign that has lasted 22 months and been described as genocide by Tel Aviv.
Despite these harsh conditions, the doctors remain committed to their mission, often working extended shifts in operating rooms where basic food staples like bread have become scarce, and essentials such as sugar and protein are priced higher than gold, according to medical personnel who spoke with a news agency.
The United Nations’ World Food Program recently highlighted the dire humanitarian crisis, reporting that one-third of Gaza’s 2.4 million people have gone without food for days. The agency warned that the situation has reached an “unprecedented level of deterioration,” with deaths from hunger increasing.
The UN stressed that hundreds of aid trucks must enter Gaza daily to alleviate the famine fueled by the blockade and genocide.
Weight Loss and Relentless Workload
Mohammed Al-Tayeb, a 33-year-old ophthalmologist with seven years of experience, described the past two years as the most challenging of his career—especially since March, when “systematic starvation” intensified for him, his colleagues, and all Gaza residents.
“We work double shifts because of the targeting of aid seekers,” he explained, referring to Israeli forces shooting at Palestinians waiting for humanitarian assistance.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli attacks resulted in 35 bodies and 304 wounded aid seekers within a single 24-hour period reported on Sunday. Since May 27, casualties have reached 1,778 dead and 12,894 injured.
“Our salaries come every two or three months as an advance that barely covers the cost of flour,” Al-Tayeb added.
Surgical procedures have surged dramatically, increasing from about one per month before the war to three daily operations, each lasting between one and three hours.
Eating only one meal per day, Al-Tayeb has lost 10 kilograms (22.05 pounds) since March. “I walk several kilometers to the hospital and can’t find sugar or protein. Even pregnant women and children are deprived of essential food,” he said.
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