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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
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Key Highlights
- The Israeli military operation inside and around Al Shifa Hospital is ongoing for the fourth consecutive day.
- According to Oxfam, the Israeli authorities have been arbitrarily rejecting the entry into Gaza of civilian goods that have a potential military use.
- The Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against the return of some 25 patients from East Jerusalem and Israel to Gaza.
Arrest of Dr. Ahmad Muhanna
Occupation forces stormed al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip and conducted field interrogations with several displaced people, patients, and health workers. They also stripped and detained health personnel who were present in the hospital, releasing most of them later, while keeping Dr. Ahmad Muhanna under arrest.
Complete destruction of Karamah Specialized Hospital
Media outlets reported the complete destruction of the hospital by the occupation forces.
Haifa Charity Hospital partially resumes operations
The hospital's administration announced via Facebook that the hospital had reopened, providing reception and emergency, laboratory, dental and optical services.
Power generators at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital halt
Two people were martyred due to oxygen depletion and the failure of generators at the hospital.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital resumes operations
The hospital returned to operation after being shut down. The hospital's medical staff provided orthopedic and reconstructive surgery, wound care, physiotherapy and psychological support.
Partial resumption of services at Al-Helou International Hospital
UNOCHA reported that the Ministry of Health in Gaza was able to restart some services at the hospital.
Al-Helou International Hospital goes out of service
Local news outlets report that the hospital was out of service.