A 25-member specialist medical team was an important part of the aid mission. The SA doctors mainly worked at the Al Shifa Hospital that services the majority of the Gazan population. The health system which was already crumbling before the war was overburdened and under resourced. The Palestinian doctors appreciated the high level of expertise the SA doctors offered, not only to the patients but also to the medical staff in terms of transferring the latest skills.

• One of the essential medical equipment being loaded for the patients in Gaza. One of the essential medical equipment being loaded for the patients in Gaza.
• Ameera was trapped alone and nursed her bleeding wounds with palm leaves. Ameera was trapped alone and nursed her bleeding wounds with palm leaves.
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• Gift of the Givers medical team, together with Doctors from Gaza, performing a lower limb operation. Gift of the Givers medical team, together with Doctors from Gaza, performing a lower limb operation.
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• South African ambulance donated to Gaza for transporting patients along the boarder area. South African ambulance donated to Gaza for transporting patients along the boarder area.
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Acknowledgement: The following pictures are published with the permission of James Oatway (Sunday Times), Erika Gibson (Beeld), Ugen Vos (The Citizen), Theunis Joubert, Salim Sayed and Ayesha Sooliman who accompanied the GOTG aid mission.