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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 death toll from malnutrition and dehydration has risen to 25, including 21 children, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza.
- On 8 March, at least five Palestinians were reportedly killed due to the malfunction of a parachute of a humanitarian aid airdrop.
- An NGO aid worker was killed in Gaza on 8 March.
- On 9 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered orthopedic and trauma items as well as fuel to Al Ahli and As Sahaba hospitals in northern Gaza.
- Since the beginning of 2024, about 560 Palestinians have been
Destruction of the hospital building
Video reports showed an occupation soldier completely destroying one of the buildings of the Turkish Friendship Hospital.
Key Highlights
- On 11 March, a team of the World Health Organization and its partners delivered 24,050 litres of fuel, food, and medical supplies for 42,000 patients at Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza.
- On 11 March, about 75 orphans and other vulnerable children were evacuated by SOS Children’s Villages from Rafah to an orphanage in the West Bank.
- As of 12 March, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza reported that 27 people have died of malnutrition and dehydration at hospitals in northern Gaza.
Gaza Strip Updates
- Intense Israeli bombardmen
Key Highlights
- For the first time in three weeks, the World Food Programme (WFP) was able to deliver food for 25,000* people in Gaza city.
- There has been a dramatic deterioration in the mental health of children in Gaza, according to Save the Children.
- According to a new assessment, 5,000 persons with disabilities acquired from injuries sustained in hostilities in Gaza suffer from a lack of accessible shelters, potential exploitation, insufficient medical services, and neglect of their needs.
- Six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank between the afte
Dr. Hussam Joudeh's arrest
Dr. Hussam Joudeh was arrested as he attempted to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip through the "safe corridor".
Arrest of Dr. Wadee' Qasem
Occupation forces arrested Dr. Wadee' Qasem alongside 70 other health workers in a raid in Kamal Adwan Hospital.
The discovery of a third mass grave at Al-Shifa Medical Complex
The Gaza Media Office announced the discovery of a third mass grave at the hospital and the recovery of 49 bodies.
The discovery of a second mass grave at Al-Shifa Medical Complex
A new mass grave was discovered and ten bodies were recovered at Al-Shifa Hospital after a two-week siege by the occupation forces.inistry of Health sources also reported that in addition to the ten bodies found, dozens more were discovered decomposed, burned, mutilated and buried collectively or individually in various places in the hospital complex. Nearly 400 martyrs' bodies have been recovered since the attack ended on April 1, 2024.