At least 67 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks, including Indonesian hospital director
The victims include the director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, Marwan al-Sultan.
Al-Sultan was killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli attack on a residential building southwest of Gaza City.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) said in May that 1,400 healthcare workers had been killed and that that Israel systematicall targets medical staff. A Channel Four documentary tonight called. Gaza Doctors Under Attack, investigates Israeli attacks on hospitals, doctors, and medical staff.
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Middle East Eye
2 hours ago
- Middle East Eye
Israel kills prominent Gaza doctor Marwan al-Sultan in targeted strike
The Israeli military has killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and the director of one of Gaza's largest hospitals in an air strike on Gaza City. 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. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters 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.'
Middle East Eye
19 hours ago
- Middle East Eye
Cardiologist's killing will have 'devastating impact' on healthcare in Gaza, says medical organisation
The death of Dr Marwan al-Sultan will leave a "devastating impact" on Gaza's healthcare system, said Muath Alser, director of the Palestinian medical organisation, Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW), on Wednesday. Sultan was one of only two cardiologists left in the Gaza Strip, and the director of the Indonesian hospital in north Gaza, when he was killed in an Israeli air strike on his apartment on Wednesday, along with his wife and at least three of his children. He was taken to Al-Shifa hospital, where his face was said to be unrecognizable. Paying homage to the renowned cardiologist, Alser told The Guardian: 'The killing of Dr Marwan al-Sultan by the Israeli military is a catastrophic loss to Gaza and the entire medical community, and will have a devastating impact on Gaza's healthcare system. 'This is part of a much longer and systematic atrocious targeting of healthcare workers sanctioned by impunity. "This is a tragic loss of life, but also an obliteration of their decades of lifesaving medical expertise and care at a time when the situation facing Palestinian civilians is unfathomably catastrophic,' Alser added. His surviving daughter Lubna Sultan paid tribute to her father at the hospital. "His whole life was devoted to medicine and the struggle to treat patients," she told AFP. "There is no justification for targeting him and his martyrdom" she added. Alser said al-Sultan was the 70th healthcare worker to be killed in Israeli attacks in the last 50 days. Healthcare workers have been disproportionately targeted by Israel.
Middle East Eye
a day ago
- Middle East Eye
At least 67 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks, including Indonesian hospital director
At least 67 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since dawn- 11 of whom were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid - Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, citing hospital sources. The victims include the director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, Marwan al-Sultan. Al-Sultan was killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli attack on a residential building southwest of Gaza City. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) said in May that 1,400 healthcare workers had been killed and that that Israel systematicall targets medical staff. A Channel Four documentary tonight called. Gaza Doctors Under Attack, investigates Israeli attacks on hospitals, doctors, and medical staff.
