LONDON (Palestine Foundation Information Center) A British doctor who served in the Gaza Strip for a month testified before the British Parliament, focusing on the danger posed by Israeli drones, specifically “Quadcopters,” in the region. Dr. Nizam Mamoudi, who worked in Gaza between August and September, said that “the drones instill fear” as they have the capability to shoot and target civilians.
During a session of the International Development Committee in Parliament titled “Humanitarian Situation in Gaza,” the organ transplant specialist noted that Israeli drones executed operations following airstrikes by warplanes.
Mamoudi added, “After bombs fell on a crowded area where tents were located, drones would come and shoot at children and civilians.” He explained that the ammunition used in the “Quadcopter” drone attacks is more harmful than regular bullets, saying, “I noticed that the bullets used in the drones enter the body and move inside it, causing many internal injuries.”
He recounted an incident where a child told him during surgery that after a warplane bombed the area, he was lying on the ground when a drone flew overhead and shot at him, emphasizing that this was a deliberate act occurring daily.
Mamoudi stressed that nearly 70% of the injured arriving at the hospital were women and children, and that many essential medical supplies and equipment were unavailable or limited due to restrictions imposed by the occupying authorities. He pointed out that leaving the hospital and moving around was dangerous, as they were targeted five times even while traveling in a UN convoy that had informed the occupying authorities of its movements.
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as catastrophic during a Security Council session on Tuesday evening, stating that the Israeli occupation systematically violates fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
Kehris emphasized that the overwhelming majority (70%) of the fatalities in the conflict were women and children, noting that the highest age group among the deceased was children aged five to nine. With U.S. support, the Israeli occupation has been waging war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in over 146,000 Palestinian casualties, mostly women and children, and more than 10,000 missing persons, amid massive destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens of children and elderly individuals, marking one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
