Whatever Happened to … the Gaza Neurosurgeon Who Faced a Wrenching Decision

September 6, 2024

Close up image of barbed wire

(NPR) – Last time NPR spoke to Abukhedeir, it had been just a month since he left Gaza. The physical exhaustion and the emotional wounds of the death and injuries he had to deal with as the chief neurosurgeon of the enclave’s largest medical complex were still fresh. But he still had passion –– and hope –– in his voice.

But now, he says, he’s “alive but he’s not living.” (Read More)