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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Hennessey

NHS paramedic recalls ‘heartbreaking’ moment he put children into body bags in Gaza

A British paramedic has recounted the "heartbreaking" moment he was forced to place two deceased children into body bags shortly after his arrival in Gaza.

Sam Sears, 44, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, described his three-week deployment with frontline charity UK-Med as a "conveyor belt of carnage", dealing with a "steady stream" of patients suffering from blast, shrapnel, and gunshot wounds.

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