The doctors detained in Gaza: ‘He was dragged from the operating theatre’ – podcast
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Doctors in Gaza say they have been targeted for doing their jobs, detained and even tortured. **Annie Kelly** reports

Since the war in Gaza began more than a year ago, the health system has crumbled. Hospitals have been attacked, medical supply lines disrupted and many doctors have been killed in the Israeli bombardment. Other physicians have been detained.

**Dr Khaled Serr** is a surgeon at Nasser hospital in . He says he was arrested after his hospital was attacked by the Israeli military. Like other doctors in Gaza, he says he thinks he was held because of his job. He tells Hannah Moore he was beaten, humiliated and endured terrible conditions before he was released without charge.

Annie tells Hannah what the effect of the doctors’ imprisonment has meant, not just for the medics themselves but for the healthcare system in Gaza.



Composite: Ahmed Muhanna

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