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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

Baraa' Ata Abu Al-Eish
Occupation
Doctor

Workplace

Key events

She was martyred along with her family members.

Dr. Baraa Abu Al-Aish was martyred along with her family members in a massacre carried out by the occupation forces targeting the Abu Al-Aish family in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip. More than thirteen individuals lost their lives in the attack on their home.

Ahmad Raed Youssef Mahdi
Occupation
Medical or dentistry student

Key events

He was martyred alongside members of his family.

The son of the martyr Dr. Raed Mahdi, Dr. Ahmad Raed Mahdi, died along with all members of his family in the massacre of the Mahdi family, committed by the occupation forces through the targeting of Mahdi Specialized Fertility Hospital in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip.

Mohammed Mazen Abu Sheeha
Occupation
Medical or dentistry student

Mohammed was one of the diligent students at the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University. He volunteered to teach first aid basics to the Gaza community through regular awareness campaigns organized by the college.

Key events

He was martyred along with his entire family.

Dr. Mohammed Abu Sheeha was martyred along with all members of his family in a massacre targeting the Abu Sheeha family. Their home in the Al-Amoudi area, northern Gaza, was struck, resulting in the death of twenty family members.

Amal Sobhi Abdullah Hijazi
Occupation
Medical or dentistry student

Key events

She was martyred along with her entire family.

Amal was martyred along with her family following the targeting of their home in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Osama Samih Odeh Abu Safiya
Occupation
Medical or dentistry student

Almost a week after the martyrdom of his father, Osama was martyred as a result of an airstrike targeting where he had been displaced, killing him and all who remained from his family, except is brother Mohammed who had travelled to complete his studies abroad. Osama was known among his fifth-year colleagues for his hard work and academic excellence. He had passed the first part of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exams and was working to write a guide detailing his experience to help his colleagues through this exam.

Key events

He was martyred along with his family members.

Martyr Osama Sameh Odeh Abu Safieh, 22 years old from North Gaza, was martyred on October 30, 2023, in Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, as a result of an Israeli military strike.

Mo'men Akram Saber Arab
Occupation
Nurse

Key events

Date of martyrdom

Martyr Mo'men Arab, a fourth-year student, was martyred on November 4, 2023.

Luai Ramzi Mohammed Al-Zuheiri
Occupation
Nurse

Key events

Date of martyrdom

Martyr Louay Ramzi Mohammed Al-Zuhairi,a nursing student from North Gaza Province was killed on 2023-10-21 in Jabalia Refugee Camp / North Gaza due to targeting by the occupation forces.

Jumana Farid Arafa
Occupation
Pharmacist

The location where Dr. Jamana Arafa resided got targeted while her husband was in the process of obtaining birth certificates for their four-day-old children. The two children and their mother died as a result.

Key events

She died along with her newborn children.

Was killed with her twins fours days after she gave birht to them. 

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Key statistics – April, 20 2025
source
Palestinian Ministry of Health / Gaza

Health workforce targeted

  • Health Sector martyers
    1173
  • Martyred doctors
    115
  • Martyred nurses
    291
  • Health workers martyred in detention
    4
  • Health sector detainees
    181
  • Health sector freed detainees
    199
Note: Cumulative figures as confirmed from multiple sources until the stated date
source
Institute for Palestine Studies

Hospital Functionality

  • Fully functional hospitals
    0
  • Partially functional hospitals
    23
  • Non-functioning hospitals
    13
source
Health Cluster

Medicines and Equipments

  • Medical Disposables at Zero Stock
    59%
  • Essential Medicines at Zero Stock
    37%
  • Cancer Medicines at Zero Stock
    54%
  • Diabetes Patients with Unavailable Medicines
    80,000
  • Hypertension Patients with Unavailable Medicines
    110,000
source
Palestinian Ministry of Health / Gaza

Attacks on Health Care

  • Completely destroyed hospitals
    9
  • Partially destroyed hospitals
    25
  • Mass graves in hospitals
    7
  • Ambulances targeted
    115
source
Institute for Palestine Studies

Health Impact

  • Deaths due to famine
    52
  • Deaths due to extreme cold
    17
  • Cases of infectious diseases
    2136026
  • Patients needing evacuation abroad
    22000
  • Deaths while waiting to travel for medical treatment
    350
Note: Cumulative figures until the stated date, so each person may suffer from an infectious disease multiple times during the genocide
source
Palestinian Ministry of Health / Gaza
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Doctor, injured, prisoner, martyr: Adnan Ahmad Atieh al-Bursh

Al-Bursh was martyred in Ofer Prison on April 19, 2024 after being subjected to severe torture, killing him. His body is still being held.

Artwork by Butros Al Maari
Health Facilities
Martyred Health Workers
Abducted Health Workers

Public Records

UNRWA
UNRWA Situation Report #167 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (15 April 2025)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Humanitarian Situation Update #280 | Gaza Strip