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Canadian shot in Gaza says he was "clearly marked" as a doctor
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Dr. Tarek Loubani decided not to use the tourniquet in his pocket to stop the bleeding when he was shot in the legs at the Gaza border on Monday.
The London, Ont., physician was treating injured Palestinians when he was shot...
Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians, most by gunfire, and injured more than 2,700 since Monday at the border, Reuters reports...
Here is part of that conversation.
Dr. Loubani, what were you doing just before you were shot?
I was away from the protest scene in a relative lull. There was no smoke or tear gas. There had been lots of that earlier in the day.
I was with my medical team of first responders. They were mostly paramedics.
We had just resupplied for tourniquets, which we used to stop bleeding and people who are shot in the arms or legs.
All of a sudden I heard an incredibly loud bang. I ended up on the ground...
And you you were shot in the leg.
I was shot in both legs.
That doctor you just mentioned, a member of your team, Musa, what happened to him?
Musa's my rescuer. He was a very bright guy. Incredible man.
About an hour after he rescued me, he was trying to get another patient, and ended up getting shot in the chest.
Unfortunately, he died.
How many of the medics who were there treating people were injured or killed yesterday?
There were 17 paramedics who were injured plus myself, and then Musa was killed.
It's unfortunate because we, as a medical team, always hope for and expect some protection. We're not there politically.
We just want to make sure that if people get into trouble, we're there to help them.
Were you wearing anything, any symbol of being a medic and being a doctor?
I was wearing full hospital greens — London Health Sciences greens, actually, from London, Ont...
Do you believe that members of your team the medics were targeted by the Israelis?
I don't know. I'm a doctor and doctors don't make conclusions, they make observations.
My observation is that I was clearly marked and I was shot.
I don't feel I was caught in crossfire...
The Israelis say they're using lethal force only to protect their border that they have the right to defend. They say that those who were there were trying to attack the fence or threaten border security. What do you say to that?
Any doctor will tell you that a peaceful protester shouldn't be summarily executed.
Nobody was armed, from what I saw. Everybody was there peacefully.
Yes, some Palestinians threw rocks. Some Palestinians burned tires. I've frankly seen worse in downtown Toronto protests.
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