An Oxford cancer surgeon who has worked in Gaza since 2010 has a message for anyone who believes the Israeli military cannot distinguish between a militant and a civilian: they can, they just aren't.
Professor Nick Maynard has witnessed Israeli airstrikes on every trip he’s been on over 15 years.
He says the surgical precision he witnessed BEFORE October 7th proves today’s civilian losses are a choice.
He describes arriving in Gaza on Boxing Day 2023 to find a 180-bed hospital overwhelmed by 20,000 displaced people.
Patients covered every staircase and corridor while bombs detonated continuously throughout the night.
Maynard and Medical Aid for Palestinians are now banned from re-entering Gaza, with Israel specifically prohibiting his organization from sending any more emergency medical teams.
Why are they so afraid of international doctors?
Full conversation below.
@maynard_nick
01:06 – Falling in love with the Palestinian people on a first trip in 2006
03:05 – A medical student strip searched and left naked for two hours every day
06:41 – Fifteen years of visits to Gaza without a single sign of radicalization
08:36 – Israel controlled the electricity, the medical supplies, and the entire economy
14:44 – Aerial bombardment on every single trip since 2010
15:36 – Israel has proven it can target a specific room inside a building
16:29 – The indiscriminate bombing that destroys Israel's claim of only targeting militants
19:09 – The horror of October 7th and the terror of what came next
24:34 – Every aid worker vetted by name before being allowed in
26:47 – The smell of Gaza burning from a mile away
29:43 – One small hospital with 20,000 people living in its grounds
32:22 – Doctors who speak out are now banned from entering Gaza
