Located in the city of Dayr al-Balah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is a major government hospital in al-Wusta governorate in the Gaza Strip. It was established in 2001 as part of an emergency plan during the Second Intifada[1]. Prior to the war of genocide, the hospital served a population of around 330,000, with a clinical capacity in 2022 of 274 beds and 771 staff members, including 203 doctors and 318 nurses[2].
As of 2019, the hospital provided various health services to about 18,000 patients per month, including critical care, medical imaging, intensive care units, and emergency and elective surgery[3].
Development/Funding & Support
2014: The International Committee of the Red Cross funded the reconstruction of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and the reopening of some of its departments, after the hospital was targeted during the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza[4][5].
2017: The Ministry of Health inaugurated the Radiology and CT Department, the first of its kind in the governorate, and rehabilitates its Diagnostic Department with the support of Qatar Charity Society as part of the project "Supply of medicines, medical and laboratory supplies to the Palestinian Ministry of Health." The cost of the additions to the hospital is more than $7 million[6].
2020: The Ministry of Health inaugurated the Maternity and Children's Department at the hospital with a capacity of 74 patient beds and an area of 4,800 square meters, at a cost of $7 million, including $4 million for construction and $3 million for medical equipment and supplies[7].
The main targeting and assaults During the genocide
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- Palestinian Ministry of Health - Gaza, Telegram.
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