Tel aviv: Israeli forces are deliberately destroying Gaza's health care system in what amounts to "medicide," UN experts said on Wednesday, accusing Israel of targeting and starving health care workers to wipe out medical services in the besieged enclave.

According to Anadolu Agency, Tlaleng Mofokeng, the special rapporteur on the right to health, and Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, released a statement expressing their concerns. "As human beings and UN experts, we cannot remain silent about the war crimes committed before our eyes in Gaza," they said. They further described the situation as witnessing both an ongoing genocide and a "medicide," aimed at creating conditions to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.

The experts highlighted that health workers have been "continuously targeted, detained, tortured and are now, like the rest of the population, being starved." Reports from the UN indicate that medical staff are fainting from hunger, affecting their capacity to care for patients.

According to the World Health Organization, from October 7, 2023, to June 11, 2025, there have been 735 attacks on health care facilities in Gaza. These attacks have resulted in 917 deaths, 1,411 injuries, and damage to 125 health facilities, including 34 hospitals. The experts called for an immediate halt to these attacks, labeling them gross violations of international humanitarian law, and urged for a ceasefire as a necessary step to hold Israel accountable and prevent further harm to Gaza's population.

Israel is facing increasing condemnation for its actions in Gaza, with reports indicating more than 61,700 casualties since October 2023.