Surgeon treating patients in Gaza says police in London ‘harassed’ his family

Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who has a practice in UK capital, claims it is a brutal attempt at silencing us'

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A surgeon based in London who has travelled to Gaza to treat patients at a hospital in the territory alleges that counter-terror police have harassed" his family.

Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a practice in west London, has made several media appearances this week live from Gaza. He claimed on X, formerly known as Twitter, that officers showed up at his home in London.