Author of NYT guest essay went on medical mission with group now barred by Israel

Dr Feroze Sidhwa, the author of the recent New York Times guest essay chronicling what 65 doctors, nurses and paramedics witnessed while working on the frontlines of Israel's war on Gaza, was a volunteer with one of the medical groups now banned by Israel from entering Gaza.

Sidhwa was a volunteer with the Palestinian American Medical Association (Pama), according to a Facebook post by the organisation in September. Pama said Sidhwa had volunteered at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Pama confirmed to The Washington Post on Friday that it was one of the organisations Israel has banned from entering Gaza. The medical organisation had worked in Gaza for years before the current war.

The Washington Post also received confirmation that Glia, an organisation that has been operating a medical clinic in Gaza, was also banned by Israel.