Head of the pediatrics department in Mohamed al-Durra Hospital in Gaza City. In addition to his medical degree, he held a diploma in anesthetics and intensive care from the Islamic University in Gaza from 2016.

Dr. Abdallah al-Helou was at the start of his medical career when he was martyred; he had passed his licensing exam shortly before the war.

Gained a master's in microbiology and undertook specialisation in radiology in the European Hospital. Dr. Nisreen al-Halabi, Area Health Officer of the UNRWA Health Programme in Gaza, remarked "Dr. Amal was one of our best doctors – full of energy and vitality; her soul and passion in dealing with patients and colleagues were outstanding."

Dr. Mohammed Dabbour established the first laboratory to test patient biopsies, which previously could not be tested in the Gaza Strip and had to be sent to Egypt or Cyprus. He was the first and only pathology specialist in Gaza.

He had been working on a clinical research project with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, at the American University of Beirut's CREEW center.