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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

Humanitarian Response Report | 30 Sep 2024
Humanitarian Response Report | 31 Oct 2024
PRCS Statement on the CeaseFire Deal

PRCS Statement on the CeaseFire Deal

 

The Palestine Red Crescent Society warns of the dangers posed by the use of a humanitarian aid truck as cover for military operations

Last Saturday Israeli occupation forces used an aid truck to infiltrate the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, which then lead to the death of hundreds of people. The massacre resulted in the killing of 274 people, including 64 children and 57 women, in addition to injuring 700 others. 

Gaza: Life in a death trap
Babies in Gaza at risk of disease and death as winter approaches
  • Three babies, all under one month of age, arrived dead at Nasser hospital in Gaza, Palestine, on 25 December 2024.
Strikes, raids and incursions: Over a year of relentless attacks on healthcare in Palestine

Since October 2023, the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA, out of 36 hospitals in Gaza, Palestine, only 17 remained partially functional by early December 2024, with the other 19 closed, while over 1,000 health workers have been killed.

Newborns and other patients at risk as Nasser hospital in Gaza runs out of fuel, MSF warns
  • The lives of newborn babies and other patients are at risk in three hospitals in Gaza, as they run out of fuel.
  • The lack of fuel, needed to run generators for electricity, could be catastrophic for those who need machines to stay alive.
  • We call on all parties to facilitate the entry of fuel into Gaza and to ensure its safe delivery to medical facilities.

Jerusalem - Nasser hospital, Al-Aqsa hospital and European Gaza hospital, in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, are on the verge of closure due to a lack of fuel

Relief after temporary ceasefire: Immense scale-up of life-saving aid must flow into Gaza now

The temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Palestine, is a relief, but it arrives more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late.  While this temporary cessation of fighting and bombing must be both respected and long-term, this is only the beginning in addressing the immense humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza.

North Gaza’s destruction is a “sight that cannot be described”

While the ceasefire in Gaza has finally been announced, in the past months people across the Strip have continued to suffer from Israeli forces' relentless bombardments. The northern governorate of Gaza in particular has been under siege and subject to horrific bombing and attacks. Meanwhile, almost no humanitarian aid has managed to enter the north and people have been cut off from healthcare as hospitals have also been under siege and subject to incursions. In our clinic in Gaza City, patients who managed to escape the horror recount their experience during the siege.

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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
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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
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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
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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)
The Secretary-General – remarks to the press on Gaza
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)