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Dr. Mark Perlmutter, a Jewish-American orthopedic surgeon and President of the World Surgical Foundation, has provided extensive testimony regarding what he describes as "distinct signs of genocide" and war crimes against children in Gaza.
Key Testimonies and Allegations
Targeting of Children: Dr. Perlmutter testified that Israeli snipers deliberately targeted Palestinian children, noting he treated toddlers with "dead center" gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
He famously stated, "No toddler gets shot twice by the world’s best sniper by mistake".
Harrowing Atrocities: In later testimonies through late 2025, he recounted eyewitness accounts of Israeli soldiers using bulldozers to bury children alive in mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex.
Scale of Carnage: He described the level of civilian carnage as surpassing all disasters he had witnessed in 30 years of medical missions combined, including Ground Zero after 9/11. He reported that roughly 90% of casualties he saw were children.
Medical System Destruction: Dr. Perlmutter and fellow surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa documented a "systematic campaign" to destroy Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure.
They reported operating without basic supplies like soap, antibiotics, or anesthetics, leading to preventable deaths from minor injuries.
Legal and International Action
International Court of Justice (ICJ): Dr. Perlmutter has stated his intention to bring his medical testimony before the ICJ as part of broader efforts to document Israeli war crimes.
United Nations Testimony: In May 2025, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa briefed the UN Security Council on similar findings, including the high frequency of children shot in the head or chest, which 83% of surveyed American healthcare workers in Gaza reported seeing.
For further details on his work, you can visit the World Surgical Foundation. For more on the medical crisis, refer to the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA).
