Inside Gaza’s health system: Sniper injuries, drones, & targeting medics | Victoria Rose | Real Talk

“I don’t believe this is about Israel’s security.” What’s it like to be a medic inside Gaza’s shattered healthcare system? British plastic surgeon Dr Victoria Rose joins us on Real Talk to share her first-hand account of the harrowing scenes she witnessed in Gaza. She opens up about why she believes Israel is “definitely” targeting medics, how this has become a “war on children”, and her experience operating on Palestinian patients at Gaza’s hospitals. Rose worked in Gaza twice in 2024 - at the European Gaza Hospital in March and the Nasser Hospital in August - and spoke with us ahead of her planned return to the besieged enclave in February 2025. Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview programme hosted by Mohamed Hashem. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:10 Reflecting on time in Gaza 04:13 Misconception about Gaza's hospitals 08:36 What was it like inside the hospitals? 12:37 Northern Gaza medical care taken out 14:50 Israeli targeting of Palestinian medics 23:21 A war on children 28:35 Dealing with children during the war 32:36 Her decision to go to Gaza 37:35 Her Palestinian medical team in Gaza 39:25 Dangers of winter in Gaza 43:36 Higher death toll? 45:13 Gaza & Lebanon parallels 46:57 Medical boycott of Israel? 48:20 Returning to Gaza Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye