Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza: The world is incapable of protecting a hospital bed

In his written statement on his social media account, Burş criticized with harsh words the air attack carried out by the Israeli army yesterday on the building where the operating room section of Nasser Hospital is located.

Burş stated that 6 Palestinians, including a doctor and a child, lost their lives and approximately 30 people were injured in the attack, and that some basic health services were disrupted due to the attack.

Burş noted that Israel has bombed the hospital 7 times since 2023, and stated that the attacks affected the maternity, pediatric, orthopedics, surgery and burn treatment departments, as well as medical supplies.

Emphasizing that hospitals are protected by international agreements, but Israel continues its attacks on hospitals in Gaza, Burş said that the international community cannot protect these facilities and said, "The world is incapable of protecting a hospital bed." He criticized with his words.

Burş pointed out that international law provides immunity for hospitals, rights for patients and protection for doctors, but the attacks left these guarantees on paper, and stated that international law texts should be transformed into concrete steps that will save the lives of patients.

Burş noted that the international community only made statements of condemnation and concern against the attacks, and did not take steps to force Israel to stop the attacks, and said, "Every attack is followed by a statement, and after every statement, another attack comes. Accountability is postponed." made the statement.

Burş stated that rather than reminding the Geneva Conventions again, Israel should be pressured to fulfill its obligation to comply with these conventions, and stated that patients expect survival, not beautiful expressions of the law.

The healthcare system in Gaza is trying to provide service under severe conditions due to repeated Israeli attacks, lack of medicine and medical supplies, and restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid.

According to the statement published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in April, more than 1,800 health facilities in Gaza, including hospitals, primary health centers, clinics, pharmacies and laboratories, were completely destroyed or damaged in Israeli attacks.

Reinhold van de Weerdt, WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories, stated that an investment of approximately 10 billion dollars in 5 years is required for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the health system in Gaza.

Despite the ceasefire declared on October 10, 2025, the health sector in Gaza is experiencing a shortage of medicine and medical supplies due to Israeli attacks and restrictions on the entry of aid.

According to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, 1622 Palestinians have lost their lives and 5,878 people have been injured in Israeli violations since the ceasefire came into force.

More than 74 thousand Palestinians have lost their lives and more than 175 thousand people have been injured in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The attacks have led to the destruction of approximately 90 percent of the infrastructure in Gaza.