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Ghassan Abu Sitta

غسان أبو ستة

British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon

SurvivedOctober–November 2023Al-Ahli (Baptist) and Al-Shifa hospitals, Gaza City1969–

Ghassan Abu Sitta spent 43 days operating under siege in Gaza's al-Ahli and al-Shifa hospitals at the start of the war, then became one of the conflict's most prominent medical witnesses, giving testimony to British police and evidence to the International Criminal Court.