Dossier
Dr. Ahmed Shabat
Coverage of Dr. Ahmed Shabat in the Nexus archive.
- Opinion: Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors
The article describes a 2025 evacuation of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, ordered by Israeli forces, during which junior doctor Ahmed Shabat faced a life-or-death decision to save a critically injured patient. The piece highlights the impact of ongoing conflict on Gaza's young medical professionals.
- Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors
Israel's actions in Gaza have halted medical training, leaving young doctors unable to specialize as hospitals are destroyed and crossings remain closed. The next generation of specialists needed for Gaza's reconstruction may not exist due to ongoing conflict.