A Gaza dentist reopens his clinic inside his damaged home to continue treating patients.
In Gaza City’s Al-Nasr neighborhood, Dr. Abdel Salam Kaheel, 42, reopened his dental clinic inside a small section of his damaged home.
A dentist for 17 years, he believes medicine must continue — even during war.
“Patients cannot wait,” he says. “Our profession is humanitarian, and it must go on.”
Before the war, Abdel Salam had a home and a fully equipped clinic.
Then everything changed. He lost his nephew and several close friends.
For months, work felt impossible.
But his patients kept asking when he would return. His son encouraged him not to give up.
After making sure that part of the house was still safe, Abdel Salam cleared the rubble, repaired what he could, and reopened his clinic with very limited resources.
Electricity is scarce. Clean water is difficult to find. Dental supplies are expensive and hard to obtain.
Still, he chose to begin again.
“To the people of Gaza,” he says, “be patient and keep going.
To my colleagues: don’t lose hope.
And to the world: stand with Gaza and its just cause.”
