Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza

Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza

Before Oct. 7, 2023, Ayat Qadoum and her family of six lived in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Her husband worked, and all four of her children attended school. The two eldest—16-year-old Hala and 15-year-old Ibrahim—often competed academically as they studied to one day become doctors. Less than a week after the Israeli military began bombing Gaza City, Qadoum, her husband, and their children left Shuja’iyya, travelling south to the …