The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, has ceased functioning after weeks of siege and repeated Israeli raids, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus expressed concern over the Israeli military's blockade of the hospital, preventing access for assessment of patient conditions and critical medical needs. With approximately 200 patients in the hospital, including 20 requiring urgent referral to other facilities, Tedros warned of potential loss of life due to delays.

Gaza's Health Ministry spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qudra, reported that the hospital is staffed by only four medical personnel, as Israeli forces have allegedly turned the facility into a military barracks and detained numerous medical staff. Israeli forces reportedly mistreated medical personnel, including handcuffing, beating, and stripping them. Critical medical cases are left unattended, with the intensive care doctor arrested by Israeli forces.

Furthermore, the cutoff of electricity for three days has halted oxygen supply, resulting in the deaths of seven patients so far and endangering the lives of many others. In dire circumstances lacking water, food, electricity, and hygiene, three women, including a doctor, gave birth at the Nasser Medical Complex. Israeli soldiers have also raided the hospital, targeting displaced Palestinians seeking shelter.

The humanitarian crisis extends to other medical facilities, with al-Amal Hospital facing Israeli attacks. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported Israeli forces targeting the hospital with artillery fire, exacerbating the already dire situation for Gaza's healthcare system.