In Support of Nurses and Medical Providers in Palestine (Gaza)
Attacks on Nurses/ Medical Provider and Facilities
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The population of the Gaza Strip is approximately 2.1 million people, down from about 2.2 million prior to the ongoing conflict. Official estimates from sources like the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics indicate a small decrease of roughly 4% to 6% due to casualties and outward displacement since late 2023.
Demographic Breakdown
- Total Residents: ~2.1 million people
- Children: Nearly half of the population (around 47% to 50%) is under 18 years old.
- Refugees: A significant majority of the population consists of registered Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
- Land Area: 141 square miles (365 square kilometers), making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
The Gaza Strip is a heavily fortified coastal enclave bordered by Israel to the north and east, Egypt to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
Active and Strategic Exit Checkpoints
- Erez Checkpoint (Beit Hanoun): Located in northern Gaza. It serves as the primary pedestrian transit terminal for humanitarian workers, medical transfers, and diplomats traveling between Gaza and Israel.
- Kerem Shalom Checkpoint (Karem Abu Salem): Positioned at the southeastern tip where Israel, Gaza, and Egypt meet. It is the primary, heavily fortified land terminal used for scanning, processing, and clearing commercial cargo and large-scale international truck aid.
- Rafah Checkpoint: Situated on the southern border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. It stands as the only official non-Israeli-controlled pedestrian exit checkpoint out of the Gaza Strip.
Permanently Closed Checkpoints
- Karni Crossing: Located on the northeastern border. It was once the largest and most sophisticated commercial cargo conveyor belt terminal in the region. It was permanently closed by Israel, and its remaining structures were completely dismantled.
- Sufa Crossing: Located on the eastern border of the southern Gaza strip. It historically functioned as a crossing point for construction materials but was permanently closed.
- Nahal Oz Crossing: Former fuel terminal located in northeastern Gaza. It was permanently shut down, and fuel transfers were rerouted through Kerem Shalom.
For nurses and other medical care providers the situation is horrendous due to the frequent and deliberate targeting of hospitals and medical facilities. Access to critical medical care and supplies is limited by difficulties in getting through the checkpoints. Palestinians are restricted from leaving, supplies are difficult to obtain, and the entire infrastructure of this area has been destroyed. Water is contaminated and food is hard to find. The term “Cease-fire” has no meaning.
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Warning: the content below is graphic and not suitable for children
Inside Gaza: A San Diego nurse’s story from the heart of a humanitarian crisis | NBC 7 San Diego, October 27, 2025, Amanda Nasser, MS, Nurse Practitioner
ABC News, Inside Nasser Hospital’s malnutrition ward, October 8, 2025
Associated Press American nurse films hospital destruction, September 27, 2025, Al Quds Hospital, Andee Vaughan
‘People say “I’m tired of this life, I’d rather be dead”‘ says nurse working in Gaza | ITV News, September 25, 2025. A trauma nurse working in the Al-Quds Hospital broke down in tears when she described what it is like treating children in Gaza. Andee Vaughn said people in Gaza had told her: “I’m tired of this life, I’d rather be dead.”
At least a dozen people killed, including journalists, in Israeli strikes on hospital in Gaza. More than a dozen Palestinians were killed in a pair of Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza, according to the Nasser Medical Complex, including journalists from multiple outlets. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said at least 20 people were killed in the attack on Monday, with many more injured. Israel carried out back-to-back strikes on the hospital in Khan Younis separated by only a matter of minutes, the ministry said. The “double-tap” hits killed journalists, health workers, and emergency response crews who had rushed to the scene after the initial attack, the Nasser Hospital said
August 25, 2025
Israel kills Gaza hospital director and his family, July 2, 2025 Indonesian Hospital
Gaza’s health system collapses as hospitals shut down under Israeli siege, June 16, 2025
Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital partially reopens after Israeli strikes, offering only 9 ICU beds, April 15, 2025
Israeli army orders evacuation of Indonesian Hospital, January 4, 2025
Al Adwan Hospital Gaza, December 30, 2024
WHO: Kamal Adwan Hospital is Out of Commission
Israel forcibly evacuates Kamal Adwan Hospital Gaza, December 28, 2024
Interview with Doctor’s without Borders nurse, December 16, 2024
Born into War, October 15, 2024
Al Shifa Hospital Gaza, March 18, 2024
Al Amal Hospital, Gaza, February 26, 2024
Channel 4 News British Public Broadcasting Service, Nasser Hospital in Kno longer functional in Gaza Israeli attacks, February 18, 2024
NBC News,
27-year-old doctor cares for 850 patients in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, February 12, 2024 – Dr. Mohammed Harara is one of five doctors remaining at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The collapsing medical facility, surrounded by the Israeli military, is home to 850 patients and thousands of displaced civilians. When Harara is not treating patients, he lives in a small tent on the hospital’s grounds.
WHO appalled by latest attack on Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, November 20, 2023
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