Since the onset of the genocide against the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army has systematically targeted the healthcare system. This includes the deliberate destruction and burning of hospitals and medical centers, rendering them non-operational, killing over 1,000 doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers, and arresting more than 310 of them, subjecting them to torture and execution in prisons. Furthermore, the occupation prevents the entry of medical supplies, healthcare delegations, and hundreds of surgeons into Gaza.
Since the beginning of the military aggression on northern Gaza, hospitals have been declared explicit targets by the occupation forces. They have bombed, besieged, and stormed hospitals, killing and injuring doctors and nurses, directly targeting some of them, and arresting others. This underscores a deliberate plan by the occupation to dismantle the healthcare system entirely.
These attacks have escalated significantly, with a notable focus on Kamal Adwan Hospital for nearly two weeks. The hospital has been continuously targeted with shelling, bombing from aircraft, and direct gunfire into its rooms. Two days ago, the occupation injured several medical staff, including Dr. Nihad Ghoneim, Dr. Saeed Joudeh, and Dr. Omar Al-Hawajri, among others. The latest crime occurred when the occupation forces threw a bomb at Dr. Hossam Abu Safieh as he was leaving the operating room and heading to his office, causing him direct injuries in a heinous act of cowardly assassination.
