Mohammed Yousef El-Najar Hospital مستشفى الشهيد أبو يوسف النجار | |
Coordinates: | 31.297°N 34.2438°W |
Location: | Rafah, Gaza, Palestine |
Healthcare: | Public |
Funding: | Public |
Type: | District General |
Beds: | 65 |
Opened: | 2000 |
Closed: | 2024 (as part of the Israel-Hamas war) |
The Mohammed Yousef El-Najar Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى الشهيد أبو يوسف النجار) is a hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine. In May 2024, during the Israel-Hamas war, the hospital relocated to a makeshift facility prior to the Rafah offensive. [1]
The hospital was established in 2000 by transforming the previous center for primary care at the building.[2] The hospital spans an area of 4,000 m2. It has 65 beds and two operating rooms.[2] The emergency department has 9 beds.[3]
On 1 August 2014, the building was attacked by Israel Defense Forces.
During the 2023 Gaza economic protests, Hamas authorities launched an arrest campaign after the outbreak of protests, including raiding the hospital to arrest injured protestors seeking treatment at the hospital.[4]