Mass Graves in Gaza: Evidence of Genocidal Violence
In April 2024, over seven months into Israel's genocidal onslaught on Gaza, Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza discovered several mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, drawing significant media attention.[1] The Civil Defence in Gaza reported that nearly 400 bodies of women, men, children, and the elderly were buried in these graves.
Brief: Al-Shifa Hospital Under Siege
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, again, on March 18, placing it and the surrounding area of the complex under a complete siege. Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza, has been serving as a shelter for an estimated 30,000 displaced individuals, wounded patients, and staff.
Syrian American Surgeon Describes Amputations, 'Doctor-of-War Mentality' After Mission in Gaza
On the eve of the sixth month of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) ended their two-week siege of Al-Shifa Hospital. The once-beating heart of Gaza's medical infrastructure was burned to a crisp. Hundreds of Palestinians were massacred in the hospital complex that once housed over 30,000 displaced people and treated thousands of patients.
U.S. Doctor on Mission Says He Was Denied Entry to Gaza for ‘Palestinian Roots.' He is Not the Only One.
Editor’s note: We interviewed Dr. Ali Elaydi twice, once on May 18 after his first medical mission to Gaza in April, and the second time on June 17 after he was denied entry to Gaza while embarking on the second medical mission to Gaza.
‘Everything I Did Could Be Undone in a Single Airstrike': A Palestinian-American Orthopedic Surgeon's Testimony from Gaza
Editor’s note: We interviewed Dr. Ali Elaydi twice, once on May 18 after his first medical mission to Gaza in April, and the second time on June 17 after he was denied entry to Gaza while embarking on the second medical mission to Gaza. Below is the first interview, you can read the second interview here.
TW: This article includes an image showing a leg being operated on, blood is visible.
A Public Health Approach to Rebuilding Health in Gaza – A Contribution from the Public Health Sub-Group to the Amman Conference (February 7, 2024)
The First International Conference to Rebuild the Health Sector in Gaza (Amman, February 7-8 2024) brought together a diverse international delegation of medical and health professionals and policy makers, with a focus on Palestinian organizations and voices, to draft a plan for rebuilding health in Gaza. As part of this effort, a public health sub-group was formed to ensure the adoption of a comprehensive public health approach and the embedding of community and population health as a core component of this plan. In this paper, we share the sub-group’s contribution to the conference.
On the Edge of the Abyss: War and Public Health in Gaza
Introduction
The Health Sector in Gaza during the Current War: The Real Situation on the Ground and Its True Import
The Israeli army has, since October 7, been waging a destructive war on Gaza. Thousands have been killed or injured, many are left destitute and without shelter and there are thousands of displaced persons who face extreme hardship and live under inhuman circumstances. The war has caused an unprecedented human catastrophe, a total breakdown in infrastructure, and the complete destruction of civilian institutions, leading to disastrous consequences that affect the ability of the population to live and survive.
The Destruction of the Health Sector in the Gaza Strip
“The destruction of the health system has been the main thrust of the [Israeli] military strategy.” This was the testimony of Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta after spending six weeks working in various hospitals across the Gaza Strip during the ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people[1].