Dr Abdel Hammad went to Gaza to perform kidney transplant with Liverpool International Transplant Initiative
Dr Abdel Hammad, a surgeon at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, is awaiting evacuation from the Gaza Strip after war ignited over the weekend. The surgeon had travelled to the region as part of a hospital project, which began in 2012, that sends medics to the conflict-hit Gaza strip.
A spokesperson for Liverpool University Hospital said: "Our thoughts are with our colleague Mr Abdel Hammad currently awaiting evacuation from Gaza, and with his family waiting on his safe return home. Abdel arrived in Gaza on Friday, October 6, to perform kidney transplant operations as a charity volunteer with Liverpool International Transplant Initiative.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one person posted: "So sad, thought and prayers for his safe return." Another commented: "Get the scouser home." A third said: "Hope he is home soon."
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