World · Malaysia Bureau
Veteran Conflict Medic Describes Unprecedented Scale of Gaza Injuries
An American physician with three decades of experience treating war-wounded across 30 nations says the scale and severity of injuries from Israeli bombardment in Gaza exceeds anything he has encountered previously.
LSN Malaysia ·
Dr Mark Perlmutter, whose medical career has spanned conflict zones worldwide, has described witnessing casualties from Israeli military operations in Gaza that surpass the devastation he observed in other major conflicts.
The experienced emergency physician, who has deployed to numerous war-affected regions over 30 years of practice, stated that the volume and nature of injuries resulting from aerial bombardment represent an exceptional case even within his extensive background treating combat-related trauma.
Perlmutter's account underscores the humanitarian toll of the ongoing military operations, with medical professionals worldwide raising concerns about the scale of civilian casualties and injuries overwhelming healthcare infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
His testimony adds to growing international documentation by medical workers on the ground regarding the impact of sustained bombardment on civilian populations, with health organizations reporting severe strain on local medical systems attempting to respond to mass casualties.