The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has urgently called on international organizations to intervene and stop the “health genocide” in the Gaza Strip, following two years of deliberate “deadly and crippling strikes” on health infrastructure.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, as the war enters its third year, the ministry urged all relevant parties to fully fulfill their responsibilities by implementing emergency interventions that ensure the delivery of medical supplies and essential care.
The ministry also called on world organizations to “criminalize the ongoing destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure by the Israeli occupation, safeguard the therapeutic rights of patients, and protect the safety of medical and emergency teams.”
The ministry released statistics outlining the overall death toll, deaths among health personnel, hospital damage, and disruptions to medical supplies caused by the ongoing war over the past 730 days.
According to the statement, the death toll from the war stands at 67,173, with 169,780 people injured, including 20,179 children, 10,427 women, 4,813 elderly people, and 31,754 men. Among the casualties are 1,701 medical staff.
“Of the 38 hospitals in Gaza, 25 have been rendered non-functional, while 13 are operating partially under difficult conditions,” the statement said. It also noted that the Israeli army has destroyed 103 out of 157 primary healthcare centers, leaving only 54 operating at limited capacity.
The ministry highlighted that Israel is blocking regular medical supplies and obstructing their safe delivery to hospitals, worsening the shortages of essential medicines and consumables in critical departments.
“Currently, 55% of essential drugs, 66% of medical consumables, and 68% of laboratory supplies are unavailable,” the statement said.
The statement also mentioned that “levels of famine in Gaza have reached alarming proportions, according to international classifications,” with 460 deaths due to starvation and malnutrition, including 154 children.
“Additionally, 51,196 children under the age of five are suffering from severe malnutrition,” the statement added.
