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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

Hiba Shehadeh
Occupation
Dentist

Key events

Hiba Shehadeh's martyrdom

Dr. Hiba Shehadeh was martyred in a massacre that killed over 30 people, including her three children and her mother.


 

Osama Abu Muammar
Occupation
Dentist

Key events

Martyrdom of Osama Abu Muammar.

Dr. Osama Abu Muammar was martyred alongside 27 members of his family.


 


 

Yousef al-Dajani
Occupation
Medical or dentistry student

Key events

Yousef al-Dajani's martyrdom

Dr. Yousef al-Dajani was martyred alongside his mother, twin brother Abdelrahman, and his brother Alaa in a strike on their home

Sumayya Shaban
Occupation
Dentist

Key events

Sumayya Shaban's martyrdom

Dr. Sumayya Shaban was martyred alongside her husband, her youngest son Jad, and 22 of her family members as a result of a strike on the home they fled to.

Ahmad Tawfeeq Mohammed al-Hourani
Occupation
Dentist

Key events

Dr. Ahmad al-Hourani's martyrdom

Dr. Ahmad Tawfeeq al-Hourani was martyred in his home in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood.

Nada Majed Rabah Mahdi
Occupation
Dentist

Key events

Martyrdom of Nada Mahdi

Martyred alongside her husband (Dr. Ibrahim al-Dali) and membres of her family in the Mahdi hospital massacre

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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
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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
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Doctor, injured, prisoner, martyr: Adnan Ahmad Atieh al-Bursh

Al-Bursh was martyred in Ofer Prison on April 19, 2024 after being subjected to severe torture, killing him. His body is still being held.

Artwork by Butros Al Maari
Health Facilities
Martyred Health Workers
Abducted Health Workers

Public Records

Dr. Abdullah Ghali Recounts Healthcare Under Siege During Gaza Mission Last Year
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (25 March 2025)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Note to Correspondents: on Gaza