Al-Shifa Medical Complex

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Al-Shifa Medical Complex

📍 Gaza City, Gaza
Hospital Gaza Operational Partial operation
Al-Shifa Medical Complex
📷 Al-Shifa Medical Complex
Incidents recorded
60
Civilians killed
332
Capacity (pre-war)
722
Specialization
General / Multi-specialty
60
Total incidents
332
Civilians killed
27
Civilians injured
3
Health workers killed

Incident history (60)

📅 2025-10-02 Ground Assault / Invasion — Vicinity — Access limited INC-376
Access to Al-Shifa, Al-Quds and Al-Helou hospitals extremely dangerous due to operations nearby (MoH).

According to the MoH, reaching Al-Shifa, Al-Quds and Al-Helou hospitals became extremely dangerous due to military operations in their vicinity.

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📅 2025-08-28 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Access limited INC-375
Missile strike in front of the main gate.

A missile strike hit in front of the main gate, blocking entry and exit.

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📅 2025-08-21 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Evacuated/Evacuation order INC-374
Gaza City hospitals, including Al-Shifa, told to evacuate.

Dr. Abu Salmiya warned of a catastrophe after military orders to evacuate all hospitals in Gaza City.

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📅 2025-08-10 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-373
Strike at the Al-Shifa gate / journalists' tent: 6 journalists killed.

The source has a strike on a journalists' tent next to the hospital that killed 6 journalists (dated '6/12/2023 | Day 92') and 'renewed direct shelling of Al-Shifa's gate' on 10/8/2025.

6 killed
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📅 2024-09-19 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Ceased/out of service INC-372
Dr. Ziad Al-Dalo (deputy head of Internal Medicine), taken from Al-Shifa on 18 Mar, died in detention.

Dr. Ziad Al-Dalo, deputy director of Internal Medicine, was detained at Al-Shifa on 18 Mar 2024 and reportedly died in Israeli detention.

1 killed
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📅 2024-05-08 – 2024-05-11 Ground Assault / Invasion — Direct hit — Ceased/out of service INC-371
More mass graves found in the courtyards: 49 bodies in a third grave; 80 bodies in 3 graves.

The MoH announced a new mass grave at Al-Shifa (8 May), a third grave with more than 49 bodies (9 May) and a total of 80 bodies in 3 mass graves in the courtyards, plus decomposed remains inside the wards (11 May).

80 killed
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📅 2024-05-02 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Ceased/out of service INC-370
Head of Orthopaedics Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh died in Israeli detention; Ismail Khader also died in detention.

Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh (50), head of the orthopaedic department at Al-Shifa, died in Israeli detention; his body has not been returned. Ismail Abdel Bari Rajab Khader (33) also died in detention.

2 killed
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📅 2024-03-29 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Ceased/out of service INC-369
Airstrike on a home near the hospital: mother and 6 children killed.

A mother and her six children were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home near the hospital.

7 killed
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📅 2024-03-26 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Ceased/out of service INC-368
House next to Al-Shifa bombed: 30 killed (Sheikha & Abu Hasira families); rescuers blocked.

A house near Al-Shifa was bombed, killing 30 people from the Sheikha and Abu Hasira families. Rescue teams were blocked from reaching the site.

30 killed
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📅 2024-03-18 – 2024-04-01 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-115
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

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.

21 killed
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📅 2024-03-18 Armed Clashes / Fighting — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-117
Fire at the entrance to the surgery department building, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.

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

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📅 2024-03-18 – 2024-04-01 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-118
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

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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📅 2024-03-04 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-116
World Health Organization reports hospital is now in ruins.
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📅 2024-02-09 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Direct hit — Access limited INC-367
Development Building bombed: 5 displaced civilians killed (Euro-Med).

According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, the Israeli army bombed the (HR) Development Building in Al-Shifa, killing five displaced civilians.

5 killed
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📅 2024-02-08 Generic Strike / Attack — Direct hit — Access limited INC-366
Strike on the western side of the complex: 7 killed.

Seven bodies were recovered after an Israeli strike on the western side of Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

7 killed
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📅 2024-02-07 Shelling / Artillery — Vicinity — Access limited INC-365
Smoke bombs and artillery around Al-Shifa (Al-Araby TV footage).

Al-Araby TV filmed Israeli smoke bombs and artillery shelling around Al-Shifa Hospital.

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📅 2024-02-05 – 2024-02-06 Generic Strike / Attack — Direct hit — Access limited INC-364
Fire on a building inside the complex: 1 killed; renewed bombardment of buildings and courtyards.

One person was killed and several injured by Israeli fire on a building inside the complex (5 Feb). On 6 Feb, buildings and courtyards were reportedly bombarded again, with deaths and injuries.

1 killed
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📅 2024-01-22 Armed Clashes / Fighting — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-363
Clashes and artillery shelling in the immediate vicinity.

Violent clashes and intense artillery shelling broke out in the immediate vicinity of the complex, causing panic among thousands of displaced people in the courtyards.

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📅 2024-01-19 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-362
Airstrikes on blocks around the hospital: 7 killed in one apartment.

Very intense airstrikes on residential blocks around the hospital killed seven people inside a nearby apartment, including a pregnant woman and her family.

7 killed
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📅 2024-01-08 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Direct hit — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-360
Airstrike on the Maternity building; direct strikes on complex buildings; quadcopter fire.

Aerial and artillery strikes resumed on Al-Shifa buildings, causing new casualties among displaced persons and patients. An airstrike hit the Maternity Hospital building inside the complex, causing extensive destruction. Quadcopter drones fired continuously around the hospital.

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📅 2024-01-08 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-361
Precise airstrike in the immediate surroundings: 1 killed, several injured.

One person was killed and several injured in an airstrike on the immediate surroundings of the complex.

1 killed
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📅 2023-12-17 – 2023-12-18 Generic Strike / Attack — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-114
Strikes on 17 & 18th on entrance gate and surgery department.

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.

57 killed
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📅 2023-12-13 Shelling / Artillery — Direct hit — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-359
Hospital courtyards shelled; remaining ambulances and restored equipment destroyed; cordon around the hospital.

Shelling hit the hospital courtyards, destroying the remaining ambulances and damaging recently restored medical equipment. A military cordon around the hospital prevented wounded people nearby from reaching care.

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📅 2023-12-11 Armed Clashes / Fighting — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-112
Some patients fleeing have come under fire, resulting in casualties.
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📅 2023-12-01 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-358
Ambulance struck near Al-Shifa just after the truce ended; paramedics killed and injured.

Israeli aircraft struck an ambulance near Al-Shifa Hospital right after the truce ended, killing and injuring paramedics.

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📅 2023-11-28 – 2023-10-29 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-111
residential buildings surrounding the hospital were hit, reportedly by airstrikes

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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📅 2023-11-23 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-110
Israeli operations continue within the hospital.
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📅 2023-11-21 Generic Strike / Attack — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-357
MSF clinic next to the complex hit.

Clinics operated by Médecins Sans Frontières in the immediate vicinity of the complex were directly targeted.

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📅 2023-11-16 Ground Assault / Invasion — Vicinity — Access limited INC-356
Roads within ~1 km bulldozed (incl. Al-Wahda St.); homes, pharmacies and a fuel station destroyed.

All roads within about 1 km of the hospital, including Al-Wahda Street, were reportedly bulldozed, and surrounding homes, pharmacies and a fuel station were destroyed.

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📅 2023-11-15 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-108
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.

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.

Sources: 🔗 ochaopt
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📅 2023-11-15 – 2023-11-21 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-109
the hospital is no longer operational, not admitting new patients. Israeli operations within the hospital.

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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📅 2023-11-13 – 2023-11-15 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-104
the specialized surgeries department, the coronary care division, and a warehouse were hit and damaged.

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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📅 2023-11-13 Siege / Encirclement — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-105
people in and near the hospital, a technical worker, a patient and IDPs, have been shot by snipers.

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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📅 2023-11-13 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-106
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.

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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📅 2023-11-11 – 2023-11-16 Siege / Encirclement — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-102
40 patients died, 3 premature babies died.

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.

40 killed
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📅 2023-11-11 Siege / Encirclement — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-103
a patient in ICU and two incubated babies died due to absence of electricity.

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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📅 2023-11-11 – 2023-11-24 Ground Assault / Invasion — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-113
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.

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.

45 killed3 health workers killed
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one injured from the civilians sheltering the hospital compound.
📅 2023-11-10 Shelling / Artillery — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-001
one injured from the civilians sheltering the hospital compound.

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

1 injured
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damage in wall of the hospital and a part of the ceiling collapsed.
📅 2023-11-10 Shelling / Artillery — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-002
damage in wall of the hospital and a part of the ceiling collapsed.

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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📅 2023-11-10 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-003
a pierced tin roof of a shelter in the hospital and people, including children injured.

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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📅 2023-11-09 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-100
the vicinity of the hospital was hit five times, seven people were killed, along with damage to the maternity ward.

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.

7 killed
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📅 2023-11-07 – 2023-11-08 Gunfire / Shooting — Vicinity — Access limited INC-355
ICRC convoy carrying medical supplies (incl. for Al-Shifa) fired upon.

An ICRC convoy delivering medical supplies to hospitals including Al-Shifa came under fire.

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📅 2023-11-06 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Direct hit — N/A / No status INC-353
Drone strike on solar panels at Al-Shifa: 1 killed, several injured.

A reconnaissance drone directly struck solar panels at Al-Shifa Hospital, killing one person and injuring several others. Dozens of illumination flares were dropped over the hospital.

1 killed
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📅 2023-11-06 – 2023-11-07 Shelling / Artillery — Direct hit — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-354
5th floor of the Al-Quds building (inside the complex) hit; 1 woman killed.

The fifth floor of the Al-Quds Building inside Al-Shifa Complex, which housed thousands of patients and displaced people, was shelled. The row for 7 Nov reports one woman killed when the Al-Quds Building was hit.

1 killed
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📅 2023-11-04 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Access limited INC-352
Renewed heavy airstrikes on the immediate surroundings.

Renewed heavy airstrikes hit the immediate surroundings of the hospital, cutting off access and supplies to thousands of displaced people in the hospital grounds.

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At least 13 people were killed and at least  26 injured, ambulances were hit
📅 2023-11-03 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-099
At least 13 people were killed and at least 26 injured, ambulances were hit

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.

13 killed26 injured
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📅 2023-11-03 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-351
Solar panels on buildings around Al-Shifa struck, cutting power to the hospital.

Israeli aircraft targeted solar panels installed on the roofs of residential and commercial buildings around Al-Shifa Hospital, disrupting the hospital's electricity supply.

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📅 2023-10-30 Shelling / Artillery — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-350
Simultaneous shelling around Al-Shifa, Al-Quds and Indonesian hospitals; building damage.

The immediate surroundings of Al-Shifa, Al-Quds and Indonesian hospitals were intensely shelled at the same time, causing material damage to medical buildings.

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📅 2023-10-28 – 2023-10-29 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — N/A / No status INC-101
bombarded causing damage, repeated evacuation orders over previous days.

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

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📅 2023-10-27 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — N/A / No status INC-349
Israeli military alleges Hamas command centre under Al-Shifa; UN says it has no connection to the claims.

The Israeli military publicly alleged that 'command centers' existed beneath Al-Shifa, which the source reads as a threat to strike the hospital. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric responded that the UN does not run the hospital and has no connection to the claims.

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📅 2023-10-24 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Access limited INC-348
Renewed intense airstrikes in the immediate vicinity; supply routes cut.

Renewed intense airstrikes targeted the immediate vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital, cutting off supply routes. More than 50,000 displaced people were reportedly inside the complex.

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📅 2023-10-23 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-347
Fire belt' strikes on multiple houses next to the hospital; heavy munitions reported.

Intensive airstrikes ('fire belt') targeted multiple houses in the immediate vicinity of the hospital, with many injured and killed arriving at the same time. The source also reports the use of very heavy bombs around Al-Shifa.

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📅 2023-10-22 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-346
Airstrikes on residential apartments in the immediate vicinity.

Intense airstrikes targeted residential apartments in the immediate vicinity of the hospital. Intensive care was relying only on generators.

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📅 2023-10-21 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Evacuated/Evacuation order INC-345
Renewed demand to evacuate 20 hospitals in northern Gaza, including Al-Shifa.

A renewed Israeli demand called for the evacuation of 20 hospitals in northern Gaza, including Al-Shifa. About 30,000 displaced people were reportedly sheltering in and around the complex.

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📅 2023-10-19 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Evacuated/Evacuation order INC-344
Evacuation warnings issued to 24 hospitals, including Al-Shifa.

The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings to 24 hospitals across the Gaza Strip, including Al-Shifa Hospital.

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📅 2023-10-18 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-343
House next to Al-Shifa struck; wounded carried on foot to the ER.

Israeli airstrikes targeted a house in the immediate vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital; the injured were carried on foot and by stretcher to the emergency department.

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📅 2023-10-13 – 2023-10-14 Unidentified / Unspecified — Unspecified — Evacuated/Evacuation order INC-342
Evacuation leaflets dropped over Al-Shifa; evacuation ordered for hospitals in Gaza City and the north.

Warning leaflets were dropped over Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its surroundings, demanding that displaced persons and staff evacuate immediately under threat of shelling. On 14 October, evacuation was ordered for several hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza. Medical teams declared they would not evacuate.

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📅 2023-10-12 Shelling / Artillery — Vicinity — Access limited INC-341
Intense shelling around the hospital blocked access routes.

Intense shelling around the hospital blocked access routes, preventing the transfer of critical cases (e.g. neurosurgery) from other hospitals.

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📅 2023-10-10 Airstrike / Aerial Bombardment — Vicinity — Overwhelmed (capacity crisis) INC-340
Al-Badrasawi building next to Al-Shifa destroyed by airstrike.

Israeli aircraft destroyed the Al-Badrasawi building near Al-Shifa Hospital.

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