RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Healing Amidst Conflict: The Perspective of an Israeli Family Physician During Wartime
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 561
OP 564
DO 10.1370/afm.3173
VO 22
IS 6
A1 Cohen, Dikla Agur
YR 2024
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/22/6/561.abstract
AB Family medicine is well-established in Israel and serves as the foundation of the Israeli health care system. On October 7, 2023, Israel experienced a profound shock and trauma when over 1,200 Israelis, including Jews, Christians, and Muslims of all ages, were brutally murdered, tortured, raped, burned alive, or taken hostage by Hamas terrorists from Gaza. This essay provides a contextual view from the vantage point of an Israeli family physician. It touches on the horror of the conflict while proposing that family physicians can stand as beacons of hope, offering healing and solace to all in need.Annals Early Access article