BEIRUT: The Gathering of Lebanese Doctors launched a campaign in solidarity with Gaza Wednesday, organizing demonstrations in front of ESCWA headquarters in Beirut and announcing a call for medical volunteers to assist in the treatment of residents of the war-torn strip.

“We gathered the Syndicate of Doctors and other concerned parties so we can collect nutritional and medical aid,” the organization's president, Dr. Ghassan Jaafar, told The Daily Star. “Gaza’s hospitals are suffering from extreme shortages in medical equipment and supplies that are necessary for treating the injured and wounded.”