Testimony of an Israeli soldier What happens to Gaza s doctors behind the bars of the occupation

From the operating room to the detention center, from rescuing the wounded to losing sons and husbands, the film “Gaza: Doctors Under Fire” documents the testimonies of Palestinian doctors and paramedics, along with an Israeli soldier and doctors, about the war, which the film says has placed Gaza’s healthcare system under one of its most severe trials.

The former Israeli soldier wasn’t speaking about a battle on a combat zone, but about detainees inside the “Sde Teiman” detention center. He appears in the film with his identity concealed, saying he fears being identified, but decided to speak about what he witnessed inside the detention center: attacks on Palestinians, including doctors and paramedics.

He says that some soldiers spoke of beating detainees as if it were normal, and that some even boasted about it. He points out that, according to his account, the assaults were not always isolated incidents, but rather involved or known to some commanders. He describes his feelings, saying that what he witnessed was “shocking” and that he felt deeply ashamed of what was happening.

But the soldier’s testimony wasn’t the only one. The film also features an Israeli doctor who worked at a field hospital inside Sde Teiman, but who requested anonymity. The doctor recounts witnessing a Palestinian detainee undergo a painful surgical procedure without any explanation of the operation’s nature or obtaining his consent. He says the detainee received no pain medication before, during, or after the procedure.

The doctor saw the patient screaming in agony, but says he didn’t see anyone intervene. He describes the way detainees were treated, saying they were reduced to numbers, blindfolded and restrained, which, in his opinion, made dealing with them psychologically easier. He says he began to feel that, as a doctor, he had somehow become complicit in the