With crossings closed and hospitals destroyed, medical training is at a standstill – and the specialists Gaza needs to rebuild may never exist
Israel’s genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza’s young doctors
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Palestinian child unconscious, faces possible foot amputation after Israeli detention: NGO
The 16-year-old detainee faced torture and starvation, underwent heart surgery, and now is on a ventilator and risks losing a foot. Despite the severity of his condition, he remained shackled to his bed throughout the period he was held at the hospital.
Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers’ health.
INTERVIEW – 1,000 days of Israeli genocide, 1,500 Gaza patients died waiting for treatment abroad: Hospital director
Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya says deaths caused by collapse of territory’s health system now exceed those due to Israeli airstrikes
This baby joins thousands of Gazans in need of medical evacuation
The Israeli attack claimed his mother while she was holding and breastfeeding him, and led to the amputation of his left leg. One of so many tragically unnecessary stories.
A Slow-motion Execution of the West Bank Health System
Israel has control over the Palestinian Authority’s finances, and is slowly strangling its healthcare system. By restricting funds and limiting Palestinians from purchasing private healthcare by barring them from working in Israel, Israel is further driving the population into extinction.
Israel’s Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway
As the active genocide slows down and the Strip is in ruins, Israel is advancing toward the next phase: making the entire population of Gaza permanently disabled, injured, sick, hungry, homeless, and unemployed.
‘I feel like I lost my life’: Gaza amputees fight for mobility amid shortages
Survivors of Israeli strikes face a severe shortage of prosthetics and rehabilitation as Gaza’s health system struggles under siege
Medicine shortages amid siege leave people in peril
Kafa lives with long-standing chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, a thyroid disorder and joint pain. But with tight Israeli restrictions on medicine entering Gaza, she’s been forced to ration her own care. Just over half of Gaza’s medicines are out of stock. Of 622 essential items, 312 were unavailable as of March 2026.
43,000 people in Gaza suffered life-changing injuries since October 2023: WHO
More than 50,000 injuries now require long-term rehabilitation, with over 2,000 spinal cord injuries, and more than 1,300 traumatic brain injuries.