Collapse of Hospitals in Northern Gaza: Death Closer Than Treatment
Amid the ongoing escalation in Gaza, the northern region has turned into a completely devastated area, where all signs of normal life have disappeared. Hospitals, once the last refuge for the sick and injured, have been reduced to ashes or rendered unusable. Under relentless Israeli bombardment, residents of Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya face dire conditions, with communications cut off and no humanitarian aid in sight. Calls from international and local organizations to establish safe corridors for evacuating the sick and wounded go unanswered, leaving the area to an uncertain fate amid an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.
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Collapse of the Healthcare System in Northern Gaza
In a scene encapsulating the tragedy of northern Gaza, the three main hospitals serving the area – Beit Hanoun Hospital, the Indonesian Hospital, and Kamal Adwan Hospital – are now completely out of service.
Beit Hanoun Hospital has been entirely destroyed, while the Indonesian Hospital has suffered repeated strikes that obliterated its infrastructure, leaving its medical services non-existent.
As for Kamal Adwan Hospital, it was partially operational before fires engulfed its critical sections, causing it to shut down entirely.
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Yesterday, the Israeli military forced medical staff and patients at Kamal Adwan Hospital to strip in the freezing cold before taking them to an undisclosed location. The military had earlier stormed the hospital and set its facilities ablaze. An Israeli broadcast showed men being forced to walk in undergarments, hands raised, under the threat of military vehicles.
The Israeli army claimed that the hospital served as a base for Hamas in northern Gaza and was used by fighters during the war, according to Israeli media reports.
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Kamal Adwan Hospital
As the humanitarian situation worsens, Dr. Hossam Abu Safieh, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, and his colleagues have been detained by Israeli forces, with their whereabouts unknown.
Witnesses told CNN that Dr. Abu Safieh was assaulted before being arrested on Friday.
Massive fires erupted at the hospital following Israeli airstrikes, causing severe damage, according to staff.
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Nurses reported that patients and staff were forced to evacuate. Men were separated from women and made to undress. Shorouq Al-Rantissi, a nurse, said that those who refused were beaten, according to CNN.
After hours of detention, workers and patients were moved to the Indonesian Hospital, despite its significant damage and unfit condition. A video shared by an employee showed flames consuming the archives section amid heavy gunfire in the background.
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The Israeli military stated that its operations targeted facilities allegedly housing “terrorist infrastructure.” The World Health Organization (WHO) denied these claims, highlighting the ban on humanitarian aid and international emergency teams from accessing Kamal Adwan Hospital, according to CNN.
Some patients were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. One patient, forced to walk barefoot, showed signs of physical assault, while a woman who lost her son in an Israeli airstrike arrived after being interrogated by soldiers ordering civilians to walk south on foot.
The Tragedy of Beit Hanoun
In the town of Beit Hanoun, the fate of more than 300 families remains unknown, amid reports of massacres in the area.
The interruption of communications and roads leading to the town makes it nearly impossible to reach the wounded.
Eyewitnesses and humanitarian organizations have described catastrophic conditions, where families suffer from a lack of food and water amidst a severe blockade and relentless bombardment.
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that patients forcibly transferred to the Indonesian hospital are living in unbearable conditions. Water and electricity are nonexistent, and medical supplies have completely run out, putting their lives at great risk.
Crippling Blows to Medical Facilities
Israeli military operations are systematically targeting medical facilities, as confirmed by medical sector officials.
The Indonesian hospital, which was receiving evacuees from Kamal Adwan Hospital, is now unable to accommodate more patients following the destruction of its infrastructure.
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The Palestinian Civil Defense reported the impossibility of reaching Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia due to intense bombardment and Israeli control of the access roads.
Observers have stated that the situation in northern Gaza today indicates a total collapse of healthcare and humanitarian infrastructure, endangering thousands of lives.
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They also noted that reports from international and local organizations have repeatedly called for urgent intervention to rescue trapped civilians and provide safe corridors for evacuating the wounded and sick.
However, in the absence of effective international response, the residents of northern Gaza continue to face an escalating humanitarian catastrophe, where access to basic services remains a distant dream.
