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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

Ahmed al-Zaharna
Occupation
Nurse

Workplace

European Gaza Hospital

Gaza European Hospital

Key events

Martyred due to the cold

The body of Hakeem Ahmed al-Zaharna was found in his tent in al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis. The same week, there were severeal reports of children being martyred due to the extreme cold and difficult conditions imposed by occupation forces.

Martyred due to the cold

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The body of Hakeem Ahmed al-Zaharna was found in his tent in al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis. The same week, there were severeal reports of children being martyred due to the extreme cold and difficult conditions imposed by occupation forces.

Nasser Hamdi Abdelatif Al Shalfouh
Occupation
Administrator

Key events

Martyred as a result of sharpnel injuries sustained in Jabaliya

A statement by Médecins Sans Frontières, for whom Nasser worked, included the following:

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are mourning the loss of 31-year-old Nasser Hamdi Abdelatif Al Shalfouh, our colleague. Nasser was killed by shrapnel injuries he suffered to his legs and chest on 8 October in Jabalia, north Gaza. Since 7 October, Jabalia has been under relentless attacks by Israeli forces, and people have remained trapped since then without being able to flee.

Nasser died from his injuries on 10 October in Kamal Adwan hospital. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Nasser joined MSF as a driver in March 2023 and has not been working since the war started as MSF activities in north Gaza were severely affected. MSF has been trying to expand activities in the north of Gaza, but it has been impossible so far.

After being injured, Nasser first received emergency care at Al Awda hospital, Jabalia in north Gaza, and was later transferred to Kamal Adwan hospital. He was unable to receive the necessary level of care due to the hospital´s lack of capacity and an overwhelming number of patients in the facility.

Mohammed Marzouq Salman
Occupation
Nurse

Dr. Muneer Alboursh, the Director General of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, mourned him by writing: "The martyrdom of our colleague, the senior nurse Mohammed Marzouq Salman “Abu Tamer,” as a result of the ongoing aggression on northern Gaza. Senior nurse Mohammed Marzouq worked at the Indonesian Hospital, where he carried out his medical duties with dedication and sincerity. May Allah have mercy on him and accept him among the martyrs."

Workplace

Indonesian Hospital

Indonesian Hospital

Key events

Martyred in the northern Gaza Strip
Mohammed Ghanem
Occupation
Doctor

On the day of Dr. Ghanem's martyrdom, Dr. Muneer Alboursh, the Director General of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, wrote that "Dr. Mohammed Ghanem had endured the siege of Al-Shifa Hospital and was forcibly evacuated, continuing his medical duties at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, then Friends of the Patient Hospital, and finally at Kamal Adwan Hospital, where he joined the emergency department two weeks ago."

Workplace

مستشفى كمال عدوان

Kamal Adwan Hospital

Key events

Shot by a drone

Dr. Muneer Alboursh reported "the martyrdom of our colleague, Dr. Mohammed Ghanem, a second-year emergency board physician, after being shot by a “quadcopter” drone while at Haritha School in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip."

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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
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
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

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)