PHRI Israel monitors and documents health rights issues in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; it highlights medical detentions, hospital damage, and access to care amid conflict.
A year into the October 2025 ceasefire, Gaza’s health system remains severely strained. Hospitals operate at reduced capacity; oxygen, medicines, and essential equipment are scarce, and medical evacuations are far below prewar levels. Experts warn of potentially devastating consequences if restrictions and supply blockages persist.
Rights groups say 22 inmates—predominantly Palestinians—have been shot with rubber, plastic or sponge rounds since last year, with injuries ranging from leg wounds to a crushed testicle. Israel defends the use as measured and last-resort, while calls for accountability and policy changes grow.
Palestinian doctors detained by Israel without charge are not being released after petitions were rejected. Supreme Court and Lod District Court have upheld detention decisions despite concerns about health, weight loss and possible mistreatment. Medical reviews call for independent examination.
A midnight Israeli strike on the Al-Yassin building's surgical ward at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis has killed six people, including surgeon Rizk Abu Shaira, and injured dozens. The attack shields the department from functioning hospitals amid Gaza’s medical crisis, with authorities warning of broader consequences for care shortages.