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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

Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 153

Targeted at work

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First responder Adham al-Ghoul was martyed as a result of an occupation airstrike on Nuseirat Camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, while conducting his humanitarian work.

Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 156
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #136

Key Highlights

  • The death toll from malnutrition and dehydration has risen to 25, including 21 children, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza.
  • On 8 March, at least five Palestinians were reportedly killed due to the malfunction of a parachute of a humanitarian aid airdrop.
  • An NGO aid worker was killed in Gaza on 8 March.
  • On 9 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered orthopedic and trauma items as well as fuel to Al Ahli and As Sahaba hospitals in northern Gaza.
  • Since the beginning of 2024, about 560 Palestinians have been
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #137

Key Highlights

  • On 11 March, a team of the World Health Organization and its partners delivered 24,050 litres of fuel, food, and medical supplies for 42,000 patients at Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza.
  • On 11 March, about 75 orphans and other vulnerable children were evacuated by SOS Children’s Villages from Rafah to an orphanage in the West Bank.
  • As of 12 March, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza reported that 27 people have died of malnutrition and dehydration at hospitals in northern Gaza.

Gaza Strip Updates

  • Intense Israeli bombardmen
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #138

Key Highlights

  • For the first time in three weeks, the World Food Programme (WFP) was able to deliver food for 25,000* people in Gaza city.
  • There has been a dramatic deterioration in the mental health of children in Gaza, according to Save the Children.
  • According to a new assessment, 5,000 persons with disabilities acquired from injuries sustained in hostilities in Gaza suffer from a lack of accessible shelters, potential exploitation, insufficient medical services, and neglect of their needs.
  • Six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank between the afte
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 158
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Key statistics - April, 10 2025
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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
source
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
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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

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Humanitarian Situation Update #278 | Gaza Strip
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (8 April 2025)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
The Secretary-General – remarks to the press on Gaza