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GAZA. – June 7, 2024, marked nine months since the war in Gaza began. Hamas's first strike and Israel's response have killed and injured tens of thousands of men, women, and children.
While some Arkansans fled the country for safety, at least one has made it his mission to go there and heal whoever he can.
Dr. Ahmad Yousaf is a pediatrician and internal medicine doctor working primarily in Pulaski and Saline Counties. He has been in Gaza since the last week in June volunteering in its hospitals and says of all the countries he's done this in, Gaza is by far in the most need.
"Nothing compares to this, and it is truly because Gaza has become a killing box," Yousaf said.
The air strikes and the hum of armed drones have become commonplace for the people living in Gaza. Dr. Yousaf said he could hear them as he interviewed over a video call inside one of Gaza's few operable hospitals.
"They (kids) have all become so attuned to the sound, the pitch of the drone, they can tell you what kind of drone it is," Yousaf said.
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