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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.

Key statistics - April, 10 2025
source
Palestinian Ministry of Health / Gaza

Health workforce targeted

  • Health Sector martyers
    1172
  • Martyred doctors
    115
  • Martyred nurses
    290
  • 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
    22
  • Non-functioning hospitals
    14
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
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)