Israel Kills Director of Indonesian Hospital in Gaza Along With His Family
Gaza (Quds News Network)- An Israeli airstrike has killed Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza. His wife and five family members were also killed in the strike on their home west of Gaza City.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed the deaths in a statement. “With deep sorrow, we mourn the martyr of humanitarian and medical duty, Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan,” the ministry said. “He was killed along with members of his family after Israel targeted his home in Gaza.”
The ministry condemned the attack as part of a deliberate Israeli policy to eliminate medical and humanitarian personnel. “Every crime committed against medical teams confirms Israel’s systematic and intentional targeting,” it added.
In a separate attack, five Palestinians were killed by an Israeli drone strike in central Deir al-Balah. The victims included two doctors from the Baraka Medical Center, two young girls, and a woman. Several others were seriously wounded.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 1,580 medical workers in Gaza, according to the latest figures from the Gaza Government Media Office.
The Indonesian Hospital had already gone out of service in May after Israeli forces bombed it. The attack destroyed its power generators and damaged several departments. Medical teams were forced to evacuate patients under fire.
Gaza’s health system is on the brink of collapse. Israel’s genocide has devastated hospitals, clinics, and ambulance crews.
Since the genocide began nearly 22 months ago, Israel, backed fully by the United States, over 191,000 Palestinians have been killed or wounded, most of them women and children. More than 11,000 are missing, with countless bodies buried under the rubble. Hundreds of thousands remain displaced.
Rights groups have repeatedly warned that attacks on medical personnel and infrastructure are violations of international law. But the killings continue, unchecked, and unpunished.
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