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On the ground in Gaza: ‘I don’t think a horror movie could fictionalise anything more sick’

Dr Sam Attar tells the World At One about life in a Gaza hospital

Sam Attar is an orthopaedic surgeon from Chicago who was working at Al-Ahli hospital for the NGO Palestinian American Bridge.

He tells the World At One’s Sarah Montague about what he’s experienced as a doctor working on the ground in Gaza.

This interview was originally broadcast on 22 April 2025.

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8 minutes