# ‘American Doctor’ Doc Distributor Condemns Gaza Hospital Bombing Death of Dr. Rizk Abu Shaaira

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/american-doctor-doc-distributor-condemns-gaza-hospital-bombing-death-of-dr-rizk-abu-shaaira/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:39:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:19:34+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-doctor-doc-rizk-abu-shaaira-1236753990/
- Topics: Americas, Health, Medicine, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Palestinian surgeon Rizk Abu Shaaira was reportedly killed in a Gaza hospital strike.
- Fellow surgeon Mohammed Odainy was severely injured.
- Both doctors featured in *American Doctor* and worked at Nasser Medical Complex.

## Summary

Watermelon Pictures condemned the reported killing of Palestinian surgeon Dr Rizk Abu Shaaira in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, calling for accountability and an end to the destruction of the territory’s healthcare system. Abu Shaaira appeared in the documentary *American Doctor*, which follows doctors treating patients during the war.

The strike also left Dr Mohammed Odainy, another surgeon featured in the film, severely injured. Both doctors worked at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, where they treated patients amid wartime hardship. Dr Feroze Sidhwa, who worked alongside them, described Abu Shaaira as a friend, colleague and inspiration, and said Odainy was fighting for his life.

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