03-07-2025
QRCS mourns the loss of Dr Marwan Al Sultan in Gaza
Tribune News Network
Doha
With deep sorrow and grief, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) mourns the martyrdom of Dr Marwan Omar Rabia Al Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza. On Wednesday 2 July 2025, he and several members of his family were killed in a bombing of his home in Gaza City. This is another incident of the numerous attacks against civilians and medical professionals.
In his comment, Mohamed Badr Al Sada, assistant secretary-general for Relief and International Development, stated, 'Dr. Al Sultan was an excellent doctor. In 2009, he joined QRCS's mission in Jordan as a graduate of QRCS's Specialized Medical Scholarships Program. Also, he contributed to the Specialized Surgeries Project 2025 in his specialization of internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases'.
'Dr. Al Sultan was stationed on the front lines,' added Al Sada. 'Despite the extreme danger, he chose to stay at the hospital to serve the patients and injured people. This embodies a spirit of dedication to the humanitarian responsibility. He heroically saved hundreds of patients. From 2018 to September 2023, he and his team performed dozens of therapeutic catheterization procedures, despite shortages of supplies. Dr. Al Sultan supervised the training of 12 resident physicians, provided them with written protocols for myocardial infarction management in blockaded areas. Leading the efforts of restoration, he participated in the re-operation of the Indonesian Hospital, which was partially destroyed in November 2023 and May 2025'.
The martyrdom of Dr. Al Sultan is a great loss for Gaza's medical sector and a testament to the suffering of medical workers, who continue to work in dreadful conditions due to the ongoing war, tight blockade, and the deliberate targeting of health facilities, which hinders the provision of life-saving health care.
As the war on Gaza lasts longer, medical professionals and facilities are systematically targeted, which results in the destruction of health facilities and the death of thousands of civilians and medical care providers.
Targeting medics constitutes a war crime and a grave violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), particularly the four Geneva Conventions, which prohibit the targeting of medical personnel and health facilities during armed conflict. It is also a flagrant violation of human dignity and universal human values.
We at QRCS reaffirm that medical professionals are not a target and must be fully protected to ensure the continued provision of life-saving medical services for innocent civilians.
