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.
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.
Survivors of Israeli strikes face a severe shortage of prosthetics and rehabilitation as Gaza’s health system struggles under siege
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.
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.
Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb.” She is one of 16,000 girls, 22,000 women killed in Gaza since October 2023.
An estimated 1.1 million children in Gaza now need mental health and psychosocial support, as a growing number lose their ability to speak due to trauma and injuries from Israeli attacks.
Alongside a surge in diseases caused by insects, rodents and contaminated water, report that Israel’s blockade results in dire shortages of medical supplies.
In Gaza, a pack of diapers that once cost around $3 can now cost more than $30, placing them far beyond the reach of most families.
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.