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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

Gaza Humanitarian Response Update | 5-18 January
Hala Akram Abu Ahmed
Occupation
Doctor

Workplace

Key events

Martyred in a strike on al-Daraj neighborhood

Dr. Abu Ahmed was martyred alongside her mother, brother, and sister in a strike on al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, following the announcement of the ceasefire deal but before it entered into force.

Sa'eed Joudeh
Occupation
Doctor

Dr. Sa'eed Joudeh worked in Al-Awda Hospital and Kamal Adwan Hospital in his final weeks, as he was the only specialist orthopedic surgeon in the northern Gaza Strip during the siege that began in early October 2024 and was ongoing during the latest update to this file in January 2025. A statement by the Ministry of Health reported that Dr. Joudeh had been shot and injured by occupation forces two weeks prior to his martyrdom and returned to work following his injury.

Workplace

Al Awda Hospital

Al Awda Hospital

Key events

Martyred as he made his way to Al-Awda Hospital

Dr. Sa'eed Joudeh was making his way from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Awda Hospital to treat some cases when he was struck in his head by an Israeli tank, according to the testimony of the driver of the ambulance Dr. Joudeh was martyred in.

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.

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Key statistics – May 8, 2025
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Palestinian Ministry of Health / Gaza

Health workforce targeted

  • Health Sector martyers
    1175
  • Martyred doctors
    115
  • Martyred nurses
    292
  • 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
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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
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