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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

Martyred while working

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Alaa was martyred in a strike on two vehicles belonging to Doctors without Borders after an unsuccessful attempt to evacuate civilians south of Wadi Gaza. They were turned away despite prior coordination.

Our Fallen Colleagues Series, a Prodigy’s Life Cut Short: Noor’s Story

Early on the morning of 2 January, Noor was killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. She had been seeking shelter in her sister’s home. Noor, her mother, her sisters Safa’ and Hadeel, her sister’s children Hisham and Rafeeq, and her brothers Bilal and Baha’ all died. Since the outbreak of the war on 7 October, so many families have been destroyed, some wiped off the population registry completely.

UNRWA Frontline Heroes: Ahlam Works Tirelessly to Keep Aid Flowing

For the last 100 days, Ahlam has helped organize humanitarian aid deliveries to internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the Gaza Strip.   She works long hours, managing the UNRWA Marib warehouse in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, supervising inventory and planning the distribution of aid.  The warehouse now operates at three times its previous capacity. She handles the receipt and delivery of food and other supplies and works tirelessly from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Bombardment, Displacement And Collapsed Health Care: A Crisis for Women and Girls in Gaza

Women and girls are among the most vulnerable groups in any society. Their vulnerability is typically amplified in times of crisis, such as the displacement of Gaza’s population because of the war.

Humanitarian Frontline Heroes: Distributing Aid Under Fire in The Gaza Strip
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Public Records

Palestinian Ministry of Health (Gaza Strip)
Repercussions of Israeli Aggression on Health Sector (7/10/2023 - 31/8/2024)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Humanitarian Situation Update #217 | Gaza Strip
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
UNRWA Situation Report #136 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
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