Al-Shifa Medical Complex

Hospital completely destroyed — in ruins, permanently non-functional All buildings and departments destroyed ~1,050 surrounding houses burned or damaged Gaza lost its only teaching hospital — 750 beds, 26 operating theatres, serving 250,000 people annually WHO called it "ripping the heart out of the health system in Gaza" Only 10 hospitals partially functional across all of Gaza after this

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

Summary

On 18 March 2024, Israeli forces entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the largest hospital in Gaza. Israeli forces said Hamas had regrouped there. The operation lasted 14 days and ended on 1 April 2024 when Israeli forces withdrew.During the operation, heavy fighting took place inside and around the hospital. Medical staff and patients were locked in one building with no food, clean water, or working toilet. Civil defense teams were blocked from entering to help the wounded.When Israeli forces left on 1 April, the hospital was completely destroyed and can no longer function as a hospital.

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Fire at the entrance to the surgery department building, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Fire erupted at the entrance to the surgeries department building, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.

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21 patients died due to forced displacement and denial of medical care during the raid;approximately 16 were ICU patients who died after being moved without equipment

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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During the two weeks raid on Al-Shifa hospital,WHO reported 21 patients died after being moved multiple times and held without medical care.16 ICU patients died after being forcibly relcoated as staff no longer had the equipment to treat them.

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World Health Organization reports hospital is now in ruins.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Strikes on 17 & 18th on entrance gate and surgery department.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

Summary

On 17 December, at least 31 people were reportedly killed in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Three people were reportedly shot and injured inside the hospital compound, and another three persons were shot and injured when they were trying to fetch water near the hospital gate. On 18 December, in the early morning, Al Shifa Hospital was struck again, including the entrance gate and the Surgery Building. Reportedly, the strikes killed five people, including children. At about 10:30, the hospital was struck again where IDPs were sheltering, reportedly killing 26 Palestinians and injuring others.

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Some patients fleeing have come under fire, resulting in casualties.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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residential buildings surrounding the hospital were hit, reportedly by airstrikes

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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in a 24 hours time lapse, residential buildings near the Indonesian Hospital and AL-Shifa Hospital, were hit, reportedly by airstrikes.

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Israeli operations continue within the hospital.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Damaged parts, including the specialized surgeries department, the coronary care division, and a warehouse. Israeli troops, including tanks, entered Al-Shifa compound. People were interogated.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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On 15 November, Israeli troops, including tanks, entered Shifa hospital compound in Gaza city and reportedly took control of several sections, searched them and interrogated people.

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the hospital is no longer operational, not admitting new patients. Israeli operations within the hospital.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Israeli operations at Shifa Hospital continued on 20 November for the fifth consecutive day. Nineteen health workers and 259 patients remain in Shifa, according to MoH in Gaza, as of 19 November, facing critical shortages of power, water, and medical supplies. This includes two people in intensive care, 22 dialysis patients, 32 stretcher patients, and 27 patients with spinal injuries, who will be prioritized for the next evacuation. The hospital is no longer operational and is not admitting new patients.

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📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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the specialized surgeries department, the coronary care division, and a warehouse were hit and damaged.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

Summary

Prior to the Israeli military raid into the Shifa hospital compound, according to the MoH in Gaza, bombardments hit and damaged parts of it, including the specialized surgeries department, the coronary care division, and a warehouse. After the troops entered, patients, staff and IDPs were reporteldy relocated within the compound.

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people in and near the hospital, a technical worker, a patient and IDPs, have been shot by snipers.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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In the past 24 hours, bombardments and clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian armed groups around Shifa hospital continued. People in and near the hospital, including a technical worker, a patient and IDPs, have reportedly been shot by snipers. The ICU facility, the maternity ward, and the top floor of the surgery building, were hit and damaged A fire broke near the department treating patients with kidney disorders

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ICU facility, the maternity ward, and the top floor of the surgery building, were hit and damaged. A fire broke near the department treating patients with kidney disorder.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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In the past 24 hours, bombardments and clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian armed groups around Shifa hospital continued. People in and near the hospital, including a technical worker, a patient and IDPs, have reportedly been shot by snipers. The ICU facility, the maternity ward, and the top floor of the surgery building, were hit and damaged A fire broke near the department treating patients with kidney disorders

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40 patients died, 3 premature babies died.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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The MoH in Gaza stated that, between 11 November and 16 November, 40 patients, including 3 premature babies, have died in Shifa Hospital due to lack of electricity. On 16 November, a patient who suffered from kidney failure died because dialysis machines at Shifa had stopped working.

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a patient in ICU and two incubated babies died due to absence of electricity.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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On 11 November, the Director of Shifa hospital was cited in the media as stating that there was no more food, water or electricity. A patient in the Intesive Care Unit and two incubated babies reportedly died as their life support machines shut down due to absence of electricity. It is estimated that 15,000 people are still sheltering within Shifa Hospital.

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Hospital declared fully non-operational by around 18 November. 179 bodies buried in a mass grave inside the compound (15 Nov). 31 premature babies evacuated to Rafah (19 Nov), 5 had already died. 25 health workers and 259 patients still trapped inside as of 20–21 Nov. Hospital not destroyed totally, still partially standing, but non-functional.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Israeli forces first cut off fuel and power to Al-Shifa on 11 November, causing the deaths of patients including premature babies whose life support stopped working. Snipers were reported around the hospital, shooting at people trying to flee. On 15 November, troops and tanks formally entered and raided the compound, searching sections and interrogating people. The operation continued for at least 8 consecutive days. By 18 November, the hospital was fully non-operational. A mass grave was dug inside the compound for 179 bodies that could not be removed. Premature babies were eventually evacuated on 19 November, though 5 had already died. The hospital director and paramedics were arrested.

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one injured from the civilians sheltering the hospital compound.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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In the early hours of the mourning, a civilian sheltering in the hospital compound was injured by a munition fragment.

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damage in wall of the hospital and a part of the ceiling collapsed.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Remnants of munitions appear to show a tail for a 120mm high-explosive Israeli tank shell, the aftermath of the targeting shows two large holes in a wall of the hospital, and part of a ceiling collapsed.

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a pierced tin roof of a shelter in the hospital and people, including children injured.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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A video shows structural damage to the roof of a shelter in the hospital and people including injured children on the floor.

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the vicinity of the hospital was hit five times, seven people were killed, along with damage to the maternity ward.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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Since 9 November afternoon, Israeli bombardments around hospitals in the north intensified. The vicinity of Shifa hospital was hit five times during this period, with at least seven fatalities reported, along with damage to the maternity ward.

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At least 13 people were killed and at least 26 injured, ambulances were hit

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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On the afternoon of 3 November, a convoy of ambulances evacuating patients from Shifa hospital in Gaza city to the Rafah crossing with Egypt, was struck three times in the vicinity of the hospital. Initial reports indicate that at least 13 people were killed and 26 injured.

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bombarded causing damage, repeated evacuation orders over previous days.

📍 Al-Shifa Medical Complex — Gaza City, Gaza

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On 28 and 29 October, the vicinities of Shifa hospital in Gaza city reportedly bombarded, causing damage.

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