Dr. Sa'eed Joudeh worked in Al-Awda Hospital and Kamal Adwan Hospital in his final weeks, as he was the only specialist orthopedic surgeon in the northern Gaza Strip during the siege that began in early October 2024 and was ongoing during the latest update to this file in January 2025. A statement by the Ministry of Health reported that Dr. Joudeh had been shot and injured by occupation forces two weeks prior to his martyrdom and returned to work following his injury.