Gaza:The health system in Gaza remains severely under-resourced, with no hospital operating at full capacity a year after a ceasefire took effect, according to Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.
According to Anadolu Agency, the Israeli rights organization released a report assessing the state of Gaza's health system nearly a year after the ceasefire began in October 2025. The report highlighted the limited recovery of the health infrastructure, noting a slight increase in the number of hospitals that have resumed partial operations. However, the number of intensive care beds has remained almost unchanged, and shortages of medicines and essential medical supplies have worsened, leaving thousands of patients without access to life-saving treatments.
In October 2025, only 14 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza were partially operational. Nearly a year later, this number has increased to 20, but none are fully operational. The report also noted a negligible increase in intensive care beds, from 103 in October 2025 to 104 in July 2026, with kidney dialysis services failing to recover.
Dialysis services were available at 17% of health facilities in October 2025, dropping to 12% in July 2026, and MRI services remain unavailable in Gaza. The World Health Organization (WHO) documented at least 143 additional attacks on healthcare facilities during the first seven months of the ceasefire. The shortage of medicines and medical supplies persisted, with 69% of approved medical supplies failing to enter Gaza between January and May 2026, according to data from Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).
The report emphasized the impact of the closure of crossings and restrictions on Palestinians leaving Gaza for medical treatment, noting that patients are dying while waiting for evacuation. The number of patients leaving Gaza for medical care remains far below pre-war levels. Before October 2023, between 50 and 100 patients left Gaza each day for treatment. However, from October 2025 to mid-September 2026, only about 3,423 patients were evacuated abroad, a rate significantly lower than pre-war levels despite increased demand for treatment outside Gaza.
The organization reported ongoing violence in Gaza, with at least 1,422 Palestinians killed and 5,150 injured by Israeli forces between the ceasefire announcement and the end of September 2026, according to WHO's Health Cluster figures. Milena Ansari, director of the Occupied Territories Department at Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, expressed disappointment, noting that the ceasefire was expected to provide relief and recovery for Palestinians. However, the health system remains devastated, with essential medicines and supplies not reaching Gaza in needed quantities, resulting in preventable patient deaths. Ansari stated that the ceasefire has not halted the genocide, but merely altered its execution.