She volunteered in different hospitals during the genocide, most recently, prior to her martyrdom, in al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Dr. Muneer Alboursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health spoke of Dr. Thabat Saleem saying: "Dr. Thabat Salim, born in 1994, was a dedicated neonatal physician who mastered the skills and procedures of neonatology amidst the harsh conditions of war. She worked tirelessly for nearly a year before being martyred moments ago as a result of an Israeli occupation forces airstrike on a home in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp."