GAZA, (PIC)
The only orthopedic doctor in northern Gaza was martyred on Thursday in a direct strike by an Israeli drone, while the toll from the ongoing genocide in Gaza has risen to 44,835 martyrs.
Israeli snipers killed the only orthopedic doctor in northern Gaza, Dr. Said Joudah, coinciding with the deliberate targeting of the medical system and its personnel in the besieged northern region for 70 days, in a relentless effort to bring it down.
Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza reported the martyrdom of Dr. Joudah after he was shot in the head while on his way to the hospital.
The Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of Dr. Joudah as he was heading from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Awda Hospital to treat some cases, following an attack by an Israeli drone of the “Quadcopter” type, which fired directly at him.
The Ministry of Health announced in a press release that Dr. Joudah had previously been injured two weeks ago, but despite this, he continued to provide services and treat patients and wounded individuals in northern Gaza.
It explained that with the martyrdom of Dr. Joudah, the number of martyrs in the health sector has risen to 1,057 since the beginning of the Israeli war of genocide against the enclave.
The Ministry of Health reiterated its appeal to international and human rights organizations to provide protection for hospitals and health personnel as they fulfill their humanitarian duty, calling on health workers around the world to show solidarity with their counterparts in Gaza.
On another note, the Ministry of Health reported that the toll of the ongoing genocide in Gaza has now reached 44,835 martyrs and 106,356 injured individuals with varying degrees of injuries, since October 7, 2023.
In the daily statistical report on Thursday, it stated that during the past 24 hours, the occupying forces committed three new massacres against Palestinian families and displaced individuals in Gaza, leading to the martyrdom and injury of dozens of citizens, the majority of whom were women and children.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported in its daily statistical report that hospitals in Gaza dealt with 30 martyrs and 99 injured individuals due to the new massacres by the occupation. It noted that there are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the streets that rescue and civil defense teams cannot reach.
