‘American Doctor’ Team Condemns Israeli Bombing That Killed Documentary Surgeon: ‘An Unforgivable Crime’
“Hospitals must never be treated as battlefields,” the Watermelon Pictures documentary team says of Dr. Rizk Abu Shaaira reported airstrike death The post ‘American Doctor’ Team Condemns Israeli Bombing That Killed Documentary Surgeon: ‘An Unforgivable Crime’ appeared first on TheWrap .
Watermelon Pictures issued a strong condemnation of an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which claimed the life of one of the subjects of their acclaimed documentary, "American Doctor." The attack resulted in the death of Dr. Rizk Abu Shaaira, a surgeon featured in the film, and left another Palestinian surgeon, Dr. Mohammed Odainy, critically injured.
The documentary's director, Poh Si Teng, expressed that the filmmaker's intention was to honor the courage and humanity of the medical professionals they sought to showcase. He mourned the loss of Dr. Abu Shaaira, describing it as a devastating blow and a reminder of the ongoing crisis in Gaza. Co-founder of Watermelon Pictures, Hamza Ali, emphasized that hospitals are places of healing and not targets of war, describing the attack as "an unforgivable crime."
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who collaborated closely with Dr. Abu Shaaira in the documentary, remembered their shared experiences in the operating room and mourned the loss of his friend and colleague. The attack involved two missiles crashing through the roof of the five-story medical building, causing significant damage. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace urged both Israel and Hamas to abide by the ceasefire agreement following the incident.
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