Video interview by Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan with British surgeon Dr. Tom Potokar, recorded from a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Dr. Potokar describes Israel's bombardment of hospital complexes, the total siege of Gaza and resulting medical supply shortages, the nature of injuries he has treated including blast trauma and burns, and the severe starvation and malnourishment he has observed within the Strip. Drawing on comparisons to other conflict zones where he has worked, Dr. Potokar provides firsthand clinical testimony on the scale of devastation and the conditions facing both patients and healthcare workers inside Gaza. Recommended for researchers and educators seeking firsthand medical testimony from inside Gaza, with particular relevance for documentation of the bombardment and siege of medical infrastructure, burnout among healthcare professionals, the clinical nature of war injuries, and the public health crisis in Gaza during the genocide.
