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The platform "Documenting the Targeting and Destruction of the Health Sector in the Gaza Strip" presents accurate and detailed information about the Israeli assault on health during the genocidal war. This includes data on the attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers who have been killed, abducted, tortured, and maimed by Israeli forces during the genocide, and relevant statements by international organizations and healthcare institutions. These are complemented by original analysis by researchers and authors covering a range of issues in the targeting of the health sector, through which Israeli occupation forces have created a "war biosphere". Read more

Palestinian Civil Defense announces the discovery of mass graves

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After searching for mass graves for seven days, the Palestinian Civil Defense held a press conference announcing the discovery of new mass graves dug by the occupation forces. It also documented the excavation of mass graves that residents were forced to dig inside of the hospital compound before it was stormed during the siege. At the conference, it was announced that 392 bodies had been recovered, 165 of which were identified, and the remaining 227 bodies could not be identified because they had been mutilated by the occupation soldiers.

Shelling of facilities inside Nasser Medical Complex

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Occupation forces forced thousands of displaced people and patients to leave the hospital at gunpoint and under heavy fire. About 190 staff members and 299 of their family members remained inside the compound, in addition to 273 immobile patients and 327 of their companions. Occupation forces also shelled the third floor of the hospital, injuring a doctor and shelled the orthopedic department, resulting in the martyrdom of a patient and several injuries. Additionally, the occupation forces prevented two missions from arriving, and the WHO lost contact with the staff at the hospital.

Qoush's martyrdom

Submitted by Farah.s.miqdad on

Husam Qoush was martyred, along with his brother, engineer Ayman Qoush, as a result of their house being directly targeted and collapsing on top of its residents.

Palestinian Ministry of Health (Gaza Strip)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)