Israeli attacks on healthcare sector in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli attacks on healthcare sector in Gaza and West Bank
Since October 7, the World Health Organization has documented several Israeli attacks on the healthcare sector in the occupied West Bank:
- 99 attacks affecting ambulances
- 67 involving obstruction to delivery of healthcare
- 61 involving physical violence against medical teams
- 19 involving the detention of medical staff and ambulances
- 12 involving armed searches of health assets
Since October 7, the Ministry of Health has documented several Israeli attacks on the healthcare sector in the Gaza Strip:
- 124 medical personnel killed
- More than 100 wounded
- 50 ambulances attacked – 25 are no longer in service
- 12 out of 35 hospitals in Gaza are no longer in service due to fuel shortages and/or Israeli bombardment
- 46 out of 72 primary healthcare clinics are no longer in service for the same reasons as above
- 24 hospitals were requested to evacuate in the northern Gaza Strip (containing 2,000 beds).








