Photo-essay book by Norwegian physician and activist Mads Gilbert based upon his work as a doctor in Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital during Israel's 2014 War on Gaza (also known as Operation Protective Edge). Gilbert provides eyewitness testimony to the devastating medical and humanitarian consequences of bombardment. Documents the injuries he treated, the overwhelmed medical system, and his own moral reckoning with the situation. Important medical and humanitarian testimony to the human cost of Israeli military operations. Essential for researchers in public health and medical ethics studying the humanitarian consequences of Israeli military operations in Gaza, and for anyone documenting the impact of war on Gaza's health sector.
