Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital explained
| Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital |
| Location: | Deir al-Balah |
| Region: | Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip |
| Country: | Israel |
| Type: | Treatment |
| Founded: | 2001 |
Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital is a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Shuhada was founded in 2001. As of 2018, it was one of fifteen public hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
It is managed by UNRWA, The Ministry of Health and various NGOs. The hospital served an estimated 18,000 patients each month until recently. According to The Ministry of Health, the hospital's emergency department had over 11,000 visits. [1] [2] [3] In 2018, the hospital had 166 beds.[4]
History
Caught in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the hospital has both been targeted and faced repercussions of nearby targeting from the IDF. In 2014, several shells hit the hospital's intensive care unit in an IDF bombing campaign that was targeting anti-tank missiles in the area. Four Palestinians were killed, and an estimated forty others were injured.[5] During the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, the hospital faced immense overcrowding.[6] [7] IDF airstrikes in Deir al-Balah and around the hospital resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries.
2023 Israel-Hamas War
In June 2024, the situation at the hospital was said to be "something above emergency", as the hospital ran out of fuel.[8] In July 2024, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a media tent outside the hospital.[9] In August 2024, at least four Palestinians including a woman were killed and 18 were injured in an Israeli bombing of tents used by displaced people in the courtyard of the hospital.[10] [11] [12] These displaced people had moved into the courtyard following the bombing of a nearby evacuation shelter in late-July 2024.[13] At this point, the Al Aqsa Hospital was one of the last remaining hospitals operating in Gaza.[14]
See also
Notes and References
- Solar Electrification of the Health System in the Gaza Strip: Opportunities & Challenges . United Nations Development Programme . 8,30 . United Nations.
- KASR al-HAYR al-GHARBI . 2023-12-05 . Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3995 .
- Web site: 2017-02-21 . Letter to Israel Military Advocate General Re: Attacks on Health Facilities Human Rights Watch . 2023-12-05 . en.
- August 2018 . Health Facilities in the Gaza Strip . Health Cluster Occupied Palestinian Territory . 1.
- News: 2014-07-21 . Gaza conflict: Five dead at hospital hit by Israeli strike . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-05.
- News: Rankin . Frances . Doran . Temujin . Lamborn . Katie . 2023-10-24 . 24 hours in a Gaza hospital pushed to the brink . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-05 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: 2023-11-02 . Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children . 2023-12-05 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Mahmoud . Hani . Al-Aqsa Hospital overwhelmed with problems . Al Jazeera . 16 June 2024.
- Web site: Israeli air attack strikes media tent outside Al-Aqsa Hospital . Al Jazeera . 3 August 2024.
- Web site: Pietromarchi . Lyndal Rowlands,Zaheena Rasheed,Virginia . Al-Aqsa Hospital bombed . 2024-08-04 . Al Jazeera . en.
- News: 2024-08-04 . Strike on Gaza kills 4 and stabbing in Israel kills 2 as fears of wider war spike across the Mideast . 2024-08-04 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286 . Gaza’s Health Ministry does not differentiate between civilians and militants in its tallies..
- Strike hits a tent camp in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza . en . 2024-08-04 . apnews.com.
- Web site: Chaotic scenes as casualties rushed to Deir el-Balah hospital . YouTube . Al Jazeera English . 18 August 2024.
- Web site: El-Naggar . Mona . Kerr . Sarah . Laffin . Ben . Rhyne . Emily . Inside One of the Last Functioning Hospitals in Gaza . The New York Times . 17 August 2024.
