Beacon of Light: Fellow Doctors Recall Dr. Hammam Alloh, Gaza Doctor Killed by Israeli Airstrike

Support our work: We speak with two physicians who knew Dr. Hammam Alloh, a Palestinian nephrologist at Gaza s AlShifa Hospital who was killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike. They recall him as a committed physician, wonderful father and beacon of He had refused to heed Israeli directives to evacuate in order to continue providing care to his patients. He spent a decade learning how to serve his people, says Dr. Tanya HajHassan with Doctors Without Borders. He wanted his children to be able to see a day when they had a free, just, durable, free life in Palestine, without occupation, says Dr. Ben Thomson, a fellow nephrologist who worked with Dr. Alloh. Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1, 500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at Mondays to Fridays 89 a. m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: