Harrowing Testimony at the UN: U.S. Doctor Details Gaza Genocide and Medical Collapse
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa delivers harrowing testimony at the UN Security Council, revealing firsthand accounts of war crimes, medical collapse, and the psychological toll of Israel’s siege on Gaza.
United Nations, PUREWILAYAH.COM – Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma and critical care surgeon, stood before the United Nations Security Council with an uncompromising message: what is happening in Gaza is not a tragedy of war, but a calculated dismantling of a people and their lifelines.
“I’m here to bear witness to the deliberate destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system,” he declared. “To the targeting of my colleagues. To the erasure of a people.”
Having volunteered twice in Gaza during the ongoing genocide, Dr. Sidhwa served at both the European Hospital and the Nasser Medical Complex. What he experienced, he said, will haunt him for the rest of his life.
A Medical System Crushed by Design
Dr. Sidhwa emphasized that the collapse of Gaza’s health infrastructure was not incidental. “It was systematically dismantled,” he told the Council, citing sustained military attacks that violated international humanitarian law.
For five weeks, he worked in war-zone conditions without even the most basic medical supplies. “Children didn’t die because their injuries were unsurvivable,” he explained. “They died because we had no blood, no antibiotics, not even the most basic supplies you’d find in any large hospital anywhere else in the world.”
None of his patients were combatants.
“My patients were six-year-olds with shrapnel in their hearts and bullets in their brains,” he said. “Pregnant women whose pelvises were obliterated. Fetuses cut in two while still in the womb.”
Ceasefire Broken, Carnage Unleashed
On March 18, the Israeli army violated the ceasefire. What followed was the worst mass casualty event of Dr. Sidhwa’s career.
“Nasser Medical Complex received 221 trauma patients in a few hours,” he reported. “Ninety were dead on arrival. Nearly half were severely injured children. No health system on earth could cope with this.”
Most of the patients were under the age of 12.
“Their bodies were shattered by explosives. Torn apart by flying metal. Many died. Those who lived walked away to find their entire families gone.”
Worsening Starvation and Psychological Collapse
Between his two missions, Dr. Sidhwa witnessed a stark decline in public health conditions. “Hunger and starvation had worsened,” he said. “Malnutrition was visible in children’s health.”
But the physical devastation was matched by psychological trauma. “Parents memorise their children’s clothing to identify remains,” he said.
He cited a statistic from his report in The New York Times, which surveyed 65 American healthcare workers who served in Gaza. “Eighty-three percent of them said they saw children shot in the head or chest,” he noted. “I personally treated 13 such cases in just two weeks.”
More disturbingly, he revealed that nearly half of Gaza’s children are now suicidal. “They ask, ‘Why didn’t I die with my family?’”
A Call for Action the World Cannot Ignore
In closing, Dr. Sidhwa implored the UN Security Council to enforce seven urgent measures, including an international arms embargo on Israel.
He condemned the Council’s inaction as “a testament to collapsed conscience,” warning that Gaza’s remaining doctors and an entire generation of Palestinians are facing annihilation.
“You cannot claim ignorance,” he concluded, “when children no longer want to live.” (PW)
Source: QNN