The genocide in Gaza continues, in front of the eyes of 8 billion people, 160-odd countries, dozens of international institutions and organizations, and thousands of universities. Children and women continue to be massacred every day, every moment, with irrational images streaming from our televisions and phones to our homes and bedrooms. Humanity, which has lost its sensitivity in the face of this shameful scene, is now even ceasing to watch what is happening, and with each passing day, it is getting used to this disgrace, it is becoming normalized, and ordinary.

On this page, as an effort against this normalization and indoctrination, trying to record the life stories of the heroic doctors and health workers who saved the honor of humanity in Gaza and sacrificed their lives for it. It may not mean anything today, but recording these stories to leave a note in history, to mark our witnessing of what happened, and most importantly, to leave hope for future generations so that they can draw inspiration from the lives of these heroes.

The genocide in Gaza has been going on for over a year with the world’s the most destructive and deadly war technologies. The Israeli occupation has been targeting certain sectors in particular during this genocide. In order to dehumanize, destroy hope for a future life, and break the most valuable infrastructures of a civilized life, in addition to the murder of over 43.000 people, two-thirds of whom were children and women, there is a systematic attack, especially on doctors and educators. One of these valuable doctors is Dr. Ahmed Almaqadma.

Ahmed was born in Gaza and grew up with his family in the refugee camps in Gaza with limited opportunities. Like many young people in Gaza, he chose his own path to escape the difficult situation his people were in. He received his education in makeshift schools in the refugee camps. He was idealistic and hardworking. His mother, Dr. Yusra Almaqadma, a general practitioner, was his idol. After successfully completing high school, he followed in his mother's footsteps and went to Egypt to study medicine at the Egyptian University of Science and Technology. He was one of the successful students of the faculty. He had a bright soul that illuminated his surroundings with his energy. After graduating from medical school, he received specialization training in plastic surgery.

After completing his specialization training, he returned to Gaza. Dr. Almaqadma worked in the plastic surgery department of Shifa Hospital, which was targeted and destroyed by the occupation. In addition to his intense workload, he never gave up on academic research in his field of expertise and professional development. While working as a surgeon, he also completed the general surgery program at the Medical Aid Incision Academy for Palestinians. Dr. Ahmed won a Humanitarian Surgical Innovation Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England for his research on patients suffering from complex and multiple trauma as a result of the attacks.[1] He has been recognized by international and local medical institutions as the organizer of the Gaza case study on the provision of plastic surgery care in conflict zones. Behind each of the certificates of appreciation that filled his room wall were sleepless nights, arduous and exhausting work.

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