BEIRUT: During almost three weeks of war in Lebanon, British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah has had no respite, telling AFP he has been working “against the clock” to save children wounded in Israeli bombardment.
At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one of the capital’s main hospitals, the pediatric intensive care unit has been receiving critical cases from across the country and desperate parents praying for their children’s survival.
This week, Israeli strikes hit densely populated central Beirut areas not far from the hospital, with three badly wounded children pulled from the rubble.
Among them was an 11-year-old girl who had “metal shrapnel in her abdomen, and partial amputation of the foot,” said Abu-Sittah, a plastic surgeon specializing in conflict injuries.
British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Ghassan Abou Sittah poses during a photo session in the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 19, 2026. (AFP)
