Health Ministry in Gaza: Israel bombed Nasser Hospital 7 times since 2023, 6 killed in latest strike

The Director-General of the Gaza Ministry of Health, Munir Bursh, announced that the Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital killed 6 Palestinians, including a doctor and a child, and injured about 30 others, while some essential health services were knocked out.

In a statement published on his social media account, Bursh noted that Israel has bombed the hospital seven times since 2023, affirming that the strikes hit the maternity, pediatric, orthopedics, surgery and burn treatment departments, as well as medical supplies.

Bursh addressed the international community sharply, saying: "The world is incapable of protecting a single hospital bed," warning that the international legal system that guarantees the immunity of hospitals remains ink on paper. He added: "After every attack a statement is issued, and after every statement a new attack comes, while accountability is postponed."

Bursh identified a recurring pattern of settling for issuing statements of condemnation and concern without taking steps that would oblige Israel to halt its attacks, demanding real pressure on Israel to comply with the Geneva Conventions instead of merely reminding it of them.

The health system in Gaza is operating under extremely harsh conditions due to repeated strikes, shortages of medicines and medical supplies, and restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid. The World Health Organization had previously announced in April that more than 1,800 health facilities in Gaza, including hospitals, primary care centers, clinics, pharmacies and laboratories, were completely destroyed or damaged in Israeli strikes. The organization's representative in the Palestinian territories, Reinhold van de Weerdt, also reported that rebuilding the health system would require about 10 billion dollars over 5 years.

According to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, 1,622 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025 as a result of Israeli violations, while the number of injured reached 5,878. Since October 2023, the number of martyrs has exceeded 74,000 and the injured 175,000, with the level of destruction to infrastructure reaching about 90 percent.