Reveal Kids Under Fire in Gaza
Sep 20, 2025
Dr. Mimi Syed, a board-certified emergency physician, shares harrowing experiences from her volunteer work in Gaza, treating numerous children with severe injuries. Najeeb Amini provides gripping on-the-ground narration, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian response. Journalist Josh Rushing discusses the legal implications of U.S. policies and the Leahy Law in relation to Israel's actions. Together, they address the systematic targeting of children and the doctors' efforts to bring their shocking findings to international policymakers.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Daily Mass Casualties And Child Shootings
- Dr. Mimi Syed treated mass casualty cases daily at Nasser Hospital and saw many children arrive dead with single gunshot wounds to head or chest.
- She documented at least 18 children with such wounds during one month in Gaza, a pattern she found shocking.
Saving Mira: A Rare Successful Rescue
- Dr. Syed recalls saving four-year-old Mira by intubating her and rushing her to surgery after a CT revealed a bullet lodged in her head.
- Mira survived and was later visited by Mimi, offering a rare successful rescue amid many dead children.
Doctors Mobilize Through Surveys And Letters
- Dr. Faroz Sidwa collected survey responses from U.S. doctors who worked in Gaza and gathered 99 signatories for a letter calling for a ceasefire and weapons embargo.
- He used the survey data to prepare an op-ed and push policymakers to act on clinicians' observations.