“Tell the World What’s Happening Here,” Say Patients in Gaza

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

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“There were kids in the ICU that had bullet wounds to the chest or bullet wounds to the head,” Dr. Mohammed "Adeel" Khaleel recounts the harrowing scenes from his recent medical mission in Gaza to Ryan Grim on Deconstructed this week. An orthopedic spine surgeon hailing from Dallas, Texas, Khaleel witnessed firsthand the crushing toll on human life amid the rubble of decimated hospital infrastructure. Despite the overwhelming challenges, Khaleel highlights the unwavering dedication of medical personnel committed to providing whatever aid they can through the devastation. He returned back to the U.S. with a message from patients and doctors in Gaza: “Don't forget us.”

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0:00.0	Welcome back to
0:03.9	to deconstructed. I'm Ryan Grimm. Today we're going to be talking with
0:07.4	Mohammed Khalil, a doctor from Texas who just returned from a medical
0:11.0	mission to Gaza, a husband and father of four, Dr. Cleel is a spine surgeon in Dallas,
0:16.3	but handled all manner of trauma while at the European hospital in Gaza this month.
0:21.0	It's effectively the only one not yet destroyed by the Israeli
0:24.4	assault. Dr. Kaleo told me that he would often ask people in Gaza what we
0:29.0	back here in the states could do to help and the answer was always the same. Don't forget us. Tell the world
0:35.5	what is happening. It's a sign of faith and humanity the belief that if only enough
0:40.5	people know what's going on the world won't stand for it.
0:44.4	I don't know if that's true, but if the Palestinians in Gaza can remain hopeful,
0:48.6	the least we can do is try to spread the word.
0:51.2	Dr. Cleel joined us from a medical facility in Dallas. Here's our
0:55.2	conversation. Dr. Muhammad Kaleel, welcome to deconstructed.
1:00.0	Thank you for having me. So when did you get back from Gaza?
1:03.0	We actually got back on April 11th.
1:05.8	I was there for about a week.
1:07.8	We initially were planned to be there for 10 days,
1:10.7	but we had some delays getting in.
1:13.1	So spent about a week at the beginning of April.
1:16.5	And you were at the European hospital in Con Yunus?
1:20.3	Is that correct?
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