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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 | Flash Update #129

Key Highlights

  • The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza reports that more than 100 Palestinians were killed on 29 February; according to media sources, the incident occurred when thousands of Palestinians reportedly gathered around trucks carrying supplies.
  • The reported death toll among Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since the onset of hostilities has surpassed 30,000.
  • UN officials are warning of an impending famine in Gaza; MoH in Gaza reports that six infants have died as a result of malnutrition and dehydration.
  • A Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) med
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 146
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #130

Key Highlights

  • The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that the casualty toll from the incident on Rashid Street on 29 February morning has increased to 112 killed and 760 injured. 
  • The MoH in Gaza has reported that another four children have died of malnutrition and dehydration, bringing to 10 such child fatalities so far.
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #131

Key Highlights

  • The nutrition crisis in northern Gaza is rapidly deteriorating; 15 children have so far died as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza.
  • On 1 March, a UN mission managed to reach Shifa Hospital in Gaza city and deliver fuel, life-saving medicine and treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
  • On 2 March, 11 people were killed when tents housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) and people gathered in front of Al Emirati field hospital in Rafah were hit, according to MoH in
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 149
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 150
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #132

Key Highlights

  • On 4 March, Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza resumed partial operations after fuel and medical supplies were delivered by a UN inter-agency mission.
  • The UNRWA Commissioner-General has said that the Agency is now functioning ‘hand-to-mouth’ following the decision by major donor countries to pause their funding.
  • According to HelpAge, the decision by major donors to withdraw funding from UNRWA will worsen the plight of already deprived Palestinian civilians, including older people.
  • A 10-year-old Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 151
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #133

Key Highlights

  • Eighteen people have so far died from malnutrition and dehydration, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza.
  • A 13-year-old girl, the only survivor of her family, was rescued from under the rubble of her destroyed house after 40 hours.
  • A UN report calls for fully-fledged independent investigations into all reports of sexual violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, including sexual violence committed against Israeli hostages and during the 7 October attacks in Israel.
  • According to UNICEF, 81 per cent of households
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 152
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Key statistics - April, 10 2025

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
source
Institute for Palestine Studies

Hospital Functionality

  • Fully functional hospitals
    0
  • Partially functional hospitals
    22
  • Non-functioning hospitals
    14
source
Health Cluster

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
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
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Martyred Health Workers
Abducted Health Workers

Public Records

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (25 March 2025)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Note to Correspondents: on Gaza