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🚨HIS ONLY “CRIME”: REFUSING TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS. Dr. Hussam, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was detained by the Israeli army after reportedly being taken from the hospital during the assault on northern Gaza. He has been held for over 1.5 years without a clear trial and without access to legal representation. He was last seen insisting on staying with his patients. Since then, he has been held under harsh conditions, with serious concerns raised about his health and treatment. Medical colleagues around the world speak up. Contact your national medical associations. Pressure decision-makers. This is a fellow healthcare worker, and his continued detention is unacceptable. Engage. Don’t stay silent‼️

Let’s talk about Khaled Daher. A paramedic in Lebanon’s Civil Defence. Not a fighter. Not a “target.” A first responder who ran toward danger to save lives. Two days ago, he was killed, along with two of his colleagues, when they were directly targeted while trying to rescue a civilian trapped under rubble. But his story doesn’t start there. Khaled wasn’t just a paramedic. He was the backbone of his family. After his brother died in Bulgaria, he went searching for him, across borders & through uncertainty, until he finally located his grave & brought him back to Lebanon, where he laid him to rest. He then became a father figure to his brother’s daughter, raising her as his own, carrying a responsibility that wasn’t his to bear, but one he chose anyway. He was a son, a brother, a provider, a quiet pillar holding others up. And in the end, he died the same way he lived, trying to save someone else. Khaled Daher didn’t just lose his life. His family lost their support. People lost the man who showed up when everything else fell apart. His niece has now lost both fathers. Khaled spent his life saving others. He was killed while doing exactly that. This is what is being lost. Over 103 medics and rescue workers have been killed since March 2. Not numbers. First responders. Lives that held other lives together.

Another friend is gone. My world is getting smaller. It is so painful. My friend Bilal El-Masri today was killed. Yesterday he was mourning the death of his uncle and two cousins. Today he and six other members of his family were massacred at the funeral tent that was set for yesterday’s lost ones. Bilal is gone and my world is getting smaller forever. The photo you see is of Bilal while he was defending his masters thesis at the Islamic University of Gaza in 2020. Bilal got married in 2021. Bilal taught Arabic at schools. Bilal was killed today and my world is disappearing.