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A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time

Yousef Al-Kurd, 70, a resident of Gaza with heart disease, waits to be seen by Dr. Saher Abu Ghali at Shifa Hospital. Al-Kurd is one of many Gazans who struggle to get permission to leave Gaza for medical treatment. (for NPR)
Yousef Al-Kurd, 70, a resident of Gaza with heart disease, waits to be seen by Dr. Saher Abu Ghali at Shifa Hospital. Al-Kurd is one of many Gazans who struggle to get permission to leave Gaza for medical treatment. (for NPR)

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