“We operated on the ground, on stretchers, we no longer had beds,” recalls the 47-year-old German citizen of Palestinian descent. On Friday he was received in Berlin by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, together with seven compatriots who, like him, could leave the Gaza Strip after the opening of the border crossing at Rafah on the border with Egypt.
“The week that I left the hospital, the situation got worse: we had no electricity, no water, no oxygen. And without oxygen it is impossible to operate. That’s why I left the hospital on the 28th day of the war.” The Israeli army ensured that the Al-Shifa hospital ensures the most important command center for Hamas operations in the Gaza Strip, something that denies Islamist movement. When asked about the presence of the group in the hospital complex, Abunada replies: “I worked there as a doctor and I didn’t notice it.” On Thursday, the director of Al-Shifa, Mohamed Abu Salmiya, was arrested for interrogation by the intelligence services. “I hope he will be released soon,” he said.
Source: DN
