Why one American doctor chose to stay in Gaza despite an offer to evacuate

After numerous discussions with Israeli authorities, the Biden administration facilitated the evacuation of a group of 17 American doctors from Gaza on Friday. The doctors had been in Gaza on a medical mission, but weren’t able to leave on their original departure date last week due to the Rafah border crossing being closed.

With no new medical convoys currently being allowed in to replace those doctors, their withdrawal has left one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza understaffed and in dire need of additional medical assistance.