Israel kills prominent Gaza doctor Marwan al-Sultan in targeted strike
Dr Marwan al-Sultan was killed, along with his wife, sister, daughter and son-in-law, when a missile struck his home on Wednesday.
The doctor was the 70th healthcare worker killed in the past 50 days, according to Palestinian medical organisation Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW).
The missile 'specifically targeted' the room where Sultan was, his surviving daughter Lobna al-Sultan said, HWW reported.
'A missile was dropped on his room exactly, on his place, on him precisely. All the rooms were fine except for his; the missile hit it precisely,' Lobna said.
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Sultan was the director of the Indonesian Hospital, one of the largest medical facilities in the besieged Gaza Strip, which has been heavily damaged by Israeli attacks since the war began on 7 October 2023.
He was a senior cardiologist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza condemned what it called a 'heinous crime' in a statement issued via its official Telegram page.
He was killed 'after a long journey of dedication in the fields of medicine and compassion,' the ministry said.
'He stood as a symbol of devotion, resilience, and sincerity'
- Palestinian Ministry of Health
'He stood as a symbol of devotion, resilience, and sincerity through the most difficult circumstances and harshest moments our people endured under continuous aggression.'
The Israeli military has been accused of systematically dismantling Gaza's healthcare system through repeated strikes on hospitals, medical personnel and ambulances during its 20-month-long assault on the strip.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, over 1,500 health workers have been killed and 300 detained since the war began.
'Israel's lethal targeting of healthcare workers is not only causing a horrific loss of life,' HWW said, 'but also obliterating their decades of lifesaving medical expertise at a time when their skills could not be needed more.'
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