On 26 November 2024 , pediatric intensive care physician Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan stood before a United Nations body not as a politician, not as an activist, but as a witness — a doctor who has repeatedly volunteered in Gaza’s hospitals and seen, with her own eyes, the devastating toll of war on children, families, and healthcare workers. Her testimony was raw. It was unvarnished. It was deeply human. “ My name is Tanya Haj-Hassan. I am a pediatric intensive care doctor and have worked in Gaza many times over the past decade.” She described herself not as an observer from afar, but as someone embedded in suffering — someone who has treated the wounded, witnessed the destruction of life and infrastructure alike, and held the hands of children as they died. “ You cannot witness what is happening in Gaza and not emerge enraged and determined to stop it.” A Hospital Like No Other Dr. Haj-Hassan did not speak abstractly. She spoke of real hospital wards , real families , and...