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Days of Palestine
2 days ago
- Health
- Days of Palestine
Gaza: 360 Health Workers Detained, Dozens Killed in Systematic Israeli Campaign
DaysofPal – The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has accused Israeli forces of systematically dismantling the Palestinian health sector, revealing that 360 medical personnel have been arrested since the beginning of the war in October 2023. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry condemned what it described as 'a deliberate and systematic targeting of the Palestinian health sector' and appealed to international bodies to immediately intervene and hold Israel accountable for the ongoing detention and mistreatment of medical workers. The ministry stressed the urgent need to criminalize the Israeli occupation's practices and to demand the release of all detained health professionals. According to the Health Care Workers' Watch Organization, in Palestine, 71 health workers have been killed in the last two months alone. Among the latest victims was prominent cardiologist Dr. Marwan al-Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital, who was killed along with his family in an Israeli strike on July 2. Just days later, on Sunday, July 13, Dr. Ahmed Qandil, a general surgery consultant at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, was killed when an Israeli airstrike targeted a bustling market in downtown Gaza. These attacks are part of a far larger toll. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that at least 1,580 health care workers have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on medical facilities and personnel across Gaza since the start of the war. One of the most harrowing individual cases is that of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a well-known pediatric surgeon and former head of Kamal Adwan Hospital. He was arrested when Israeli forces stormed the hospital on December 28, 2024. His lawyer, Ghadeer Ghanem Qassem, revealed in a Facebook post that Dr. Abu Safiya is in grave condition. As of July 9, he had lost more than 40 kilograms, over a third of his body weight, since his detention, reportedly due to severe mistreatment and beatings. 'At the beginning of his detention, he weighed 100 kilograms. Today, he weighs no more than 60,' Qassem wrote, adding that he was beaten severely on June 24. Palestinian officials and rights groups warn that these acts form part of a broader policy aimed at dismantling essential civil infrastructure in Gaza, particularly in the health sector, which is on the brink of collapse under the weight of ongoing military attacks, blockade, and now the targeted arrests and killings of its personnel. Shortlink for this post:
Middle East Eye
3 days ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Israeli strike kills 11 in Gaza City, including doctor on way to hospital
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday hit a group of civilians walking through central Gaza City, killing 11 people and injuring around 50 others, according to Gaza's Civil Defence. Among the dead was Dr. Ahmed Qandil, a specialist in general and laparoscopic surgery, who was en route to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital when the strike happened. All casualties were taken to Al-Ahli Hospital. The strike hit the Samer and Ma'hol intersection, the civil defence said. In a separate incident, Civil Defence said that one of its officers, Lt. Ahmad Ismail al-Bureim, was killed in Israeli attacks targeting displaced people in the Abasan area of Khan Younis. His death brings the number of Civil Defence personnel killed since the start of the war to 131. Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Palestinians so far on Sunday.
Shafaq News
3 days ago
- Health
- Shafaq News
+500 casualties in 24 hrs: Surgeon among dead in Gaza
More than 500 Palestinians were killed or wounded in the past 24 hours, including a prominent surgeon and a civil defense officer, as the United Nations warned that Israel's siege is accelerating the humanitarian collapse in Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry reported 139 fatalities and 425 injuries during a fresh wave of Israeli attacks, bringing the overall toll since October 7 to 58,026 dead and 138,520 wounded, as emergency crews remain unable to reach many victims trapped under rubble or stranded in the streets. Among the latest victims was Dr. Ahmed Qandil, a leading consultant in general and laparoscopic surgery at Al-Maamadani Hospital, killed when an Israeli missile struck a crowded marketplace in central Gaza. His death raises the number of medical personnel killed in the war to 1,411. The Civil Defense confirmed the loss of officer Ahmed Ismail al-Bureim, who died in a strike targeting displaced civilians east of Khan Younis, bringing the agency's death toll to 131 since the war began. Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reported a sharp increase in child malnutrition since March, when Israeli authorities imposed a full blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. This UNRWA clinic in #Gaza has seen an increase in the number of malnutrition cases since March, when the siege imposed by the Government of Israel hasn't been allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid a critical shortage in supplies essential for… — UNRWA (@UNRWA) July 13, 2025 Despite severe shortages, UNRWA medical teams continue to operate, offering nutritional assessments and care for the most vulnerable. 'Food shortages in Gaza are pushing children to the brink. Without urgent care, they won't just suffer—they could die,' the agency warned.
Euronews
3 days ago
- Health
- Euronews
Dozens killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes, authorities say
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 people on Sunday, 17 of which at a water collection point, including six children, according to local health officials. Separately, Hamas authorities said an Israeli strike hit a group of citizens walking in the street on Sunday afternoon in central Gaza City, killing 11 people and injuring around 30 others. Dr. Ahmed Qandil, who specializes in general surgery, was among those killed, Gaza's Health Ministry said. A ministry spokesperson, Zaher al-Wahidi, told the Associated Press that Qandil had been on his way to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital. Concerning the deadly strike at the collection point, the Israeli Defence Force said there had been a technical error: 'Earlier today a strike was carried out targeting a terrorist operative from the Islamic Jihad organization in the central Gaza Strip. Due to a technical malfunction in the munition, it struck dozens of meters away from the intended target'. 'The incident is under investigation. We are aware of reports of casualties in the area as a result, and the details of the incident are still being reviewed,' the military added. Truce talks deadlocked Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in indirect talks aimed at pausing the war and free more Israeli hostages after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Washington visit last week. Netanyahu defended his efforts against critical reporting in the Israeli Hebrew press in a video update posted to his X account: 'It was a very successful visit, following a major victory in Iran… We have a lot of tasks to do, and I'm determined to complete them'. Responding to claims that he and his government are obstructing a deal, Netanyahu charges that Hebrew-language media 'are always echoing Hamas propaganda, and they're always wrong.' A new sticking point has emerged over Israeli troops deployment during a ceasefire. Israel says it will end the war only once Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, something Hamas refuses to do. Hamas says it is willing to free all the remaining 50 hostages, about 20 of them said to be alive, in exchange for an end to the war and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces. Throughout the war in Gaza, violence has also surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Funerals were held there Sunday for two Palestinians, including visiting Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, who was killed by Israeli settlers, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Musallet's family has requested that the US State Department investigate his death and hold the settlers accountable. The State Department said it had no comment out of respect for the family.
