Israel-Hamas war: Bay Area Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami heads to Gaza’s Rafah border on medical mission amid possible Israeli invasion [Video]

SAN CARLOS, Calif. (KGO) — By many accounts, Gaza it is currently one of the most dangerous places in the world. But that’s not stopping Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami from going there on a medical mission.

“When you see people, starving, who don’t have health care, who don’t have any basic needs, why not help,” says Dr. Sheikholeslami.

Dr. Sheikholeslami is a family physician at Sutter Health in San Carlos. On Saturday, she headed out on a two week medical mission to Gaza. She lands in Cairo and then heads to the Rafah boarder, where the group of medical volunteers will cross into the town of Rafah.

“You don’t have everything at your disposal, but you can do your part. And hopefully, it will help, right. It will help sometimes when a kid is sick, giving the correct anti-biotics,” she explains.

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