"We Will Remain… In The Field Of Pain And Hope"

Opinion piece by a Gaza orthopaedic surgeon

In the heart of war, amid the roar of aircraft and the sound of explosions, I stand as an orthopedic surgeon in a hospital that never sleeps — in wounded Gaza, resilient Gaza. I do not leave, not because I cannot, but because I choose not to abandon the wounded of my people in this vast wasteland of death and destruction.

I work with an effort that exceeds physical limits — but how can I rest when someone is waiting between life and death? How can I relax when the next patient on the operating table could be my son, my brother, or my friend? I look at every wounded person and see my family, and see myself. Pain never leaves us, but it has not taken away our ability to give, nor has it succeeded in killing our humanity.

Despite surgeries with the simplest tools, simply because we believe that every life saved is a new victory over the machinery of death. Sometimes, we break medical rules to create life from ashes. We have no choice but to resist — with patience, with knowledge, with conscience.

Fear is always present, but it does not paralyze us. We live every moment repeating in our hearts: "The next one might be my child." Yet we do not collapse. Because we know that hope is greater than fear, and our love for our land and our people is stronger than the terror they want to plant in our souls.

Yes, we endure an unbearable pain, and we see in the eyes of children and women stories of suffering beyond words. But we also see in them seeds of resilience that never die. And we will remain… we will remain in the hospital, in the streets, and in every corner of this land, until the dawn of freedom breaks, and the flag is raised over Gaza and all of Palestine.

We serve our people — not for anything in return, but simply because we love them, and we believe they deserve life.

And we will prevail, for we carry no weapons, only living consciences.

I wrote this article based on my experience.

Dr. Naseem
Gaza, Palestine
11/4/2025

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